Salt of the Earth (1954)

The drama film is one of the first pictures to advance the feminist social and political point of view. Its plot centers on a long and difficult strike, based on the 1951 strike against the Empire Zinc Company in Grant County, New Mexico. In the film, the company is identified as “Delaware Zinc”, and the setting is “Zinctown, New Mexico”. The film shows how the miners, the company, and the police react during the strike. In neorealist style, the producers and director used actual miners and their families as actors in the film.

  • @MerchantsOfMiseryOP
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    32 years ago

    (I watched this movie recently after it was recommended by a fellow leftist. I enjoyed it so much that I clipped this scene and wanted to share it with people including those in the Lemmy community. I highly recommend watching this movie in its entirety.)

    • Arthur BesseA
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      22 years ago

      great film. i just posted a link to the whole thing here.