Salt of the earth
(DVD)

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Contributors
Biberman, H. J. Director
Jarrico, Paul. Producer
Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978. Screenwriter
Revueltas, Rosaura. Actor
Chacón, Juan. Actor
Published
[Los Angeles, CA] : Organa ; New York : Distributed by UNET, c1999.
Status
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Blacklisting of entertainers -- Drama.
Feature films -- United States.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Mexican Americans -- New Mexico -- Drama.
Miners -- Labor unions -- New Mexico -- Drama.
Motion pictures, American.
Populist films.
Strikes and lockouts -- Zinc mining -- New Mexico -- Drama.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities.

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Format
DVD
Edition
Special ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
097070397X, 9780970703972
Notes
General Note
Title from disc surface.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1954.
General Note
Special features: the documentary "The Hollywood ten" (about blacklisted writers and directors who defied the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1947 and were imprisoned for contempt of Congress); chronicle of the troubled production and distribution of the only American blacklisted film; production photos; filmmaker and cast biographies; theatrical trailer; editing and shooting notes; a history of the strike the film is based on accompanied by pictures; history of the Hollywood blacklist; Congressional testimony of the blacklisted filmmakers.
Creation/Production Credits
Camera, Leonard Stark, Stanley Meredith; music, Sol Kaplan; editors, Ed Speigel, Joan Laird.
Participants/Performers
Rosaura Revueltas, Juan Chacón, Will Geer.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Filmed in New Mexico in 1953.
Description
A semidocumentary of the year-long struggle by Chicano zinc miners in New Mexico striking against unsafe working conditions. When an injunction is issued against the workers from picketing, the wives take up battle with a fury, leaving the husbands to care for home and children. They finally overcome the forces of the mine owner and the law that backs them up.
System Details
DVD, NTSC.
Awards
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Best Actress, Rosaura Revueltas, and Crystal Globe Award for Best Picture, 1954; Académie du Cinéma de Paris, International Grand Prize, 1955.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Biberman, H. J., Jarrico, P., Wilson, M., Revueltas, R., Chacón, J., & Geer, W. (1999). Salt of the earth. (Special ed). Organa ; Distributed by UNET.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

H. J. Biberman et al.. 1999. Salt of the Earth. Organa ; Distributed by UNET.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

H. J. Biberman et al.. Salt of the Earth. Organa ; Distributed by UNET, 1999.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Biberman, H. J., Jarrico, P., Wilson, M., Revueltas, R., Chacón, J. and Geer, W. (1999). Salt of the earth. Special ed [Los Angeles, CA] : New York: Organa ; Distributed by UNET.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Biberman, H. J., et al. Salt of the Earth. Special ed, Organa ; Distributed by UNET, 1999.

Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.

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