This film is a real eye-opener for many reasons. Such as...
*The majority of the actors in the film aren't actors--it's their first time in front of a camera, yet they all do a wonderful job!
*The film was made on a shoe-string budget with a Blacklisted director, producer, actors and writers.
*The film not only addresses the real worker's struggle against a Zinc mine owner, it also deals with racism against Mexican-Americans and sexism. All of this in 1954!
"Salt of the Earth" is top-notch. Both on a political as well as technical level.
My rating: 10
*The majority of the actors in the film aren't actors--it's their first time in front of a camera, yet they all do a wonderful job!
*The film was made on a shoe-string budget with a Blacklisted director, producer, actors and writers.
*The film not only addresses the real worker's struggle against a Zinc mine owner, it also deals with racism against Mexican-Americans and sexism. All of this in 1954!
"Salt of the Earth" is top-notch. Both on a political as well as technical level.
My rating: 10