https://peertube.watch/videos/watch/a63c0f7a-25a9-4cbf-acb5-9d70fd23a33a Salt of the Earth is a 1954 American independent drama film written by Michael Wilson, directed by Herbert J. Biberman, and produced by Paul Jarrico. Because all three men were blacklisted by the Hollywood establishment due to their alleged involvement in communist politics, Salt of the Earth was one of the first fully independent films made outside of the Hollywood studio system. It was also one of the first motion 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. The company is identified as "Delaware Zinc", and the setting is "Zinc Town, New Mexico". The film shows how the miners, the company, and the police react during the strike. Shot in a style influenced by Italian neorealism, and making atmospheric use of New Mexico's landscapes, Salt of the Earth employed mostly local miners and their families as actors. The name of the film is an allusion to the phrase "salt of the earth", used by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. The film was initially mired in Red Scare controversy and was suppressed. Eventually though, it was seen by more and more people until it came to be recognized as an important cultural, political and aesthetic work. In 1992, it was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress's National Film Registry of significant U.S. films. Directed by: Herbert Biberman Starring: Rosaura Revueltas, Will Geer, David Wolfe Genre: drama film Released: 1954 Studio / distributor: Independent Productions Country: United States Running time: 92 min Public domain: this film is in the public domain in the United States (since 1982); reason: copyright not renewed. Licence on Wikimedia Commons: Public domain. Public-domain status can differ in other countries. Video: File:Salt of the Earth (1954) by Herbert J. Biberman.webm on Wikimedia Commons Source of the file: YouTube: Salt Of The Earth 1954 - Public Domain Movies / Full – View/save archived versions on archive.org More about the film: Salt of the Earth (1954 film) on Wikipedia · Wikidata The introduction above is taken from the Wikipedia article Salt of the Earth (1954 film), available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:32:31 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.watch https://peertube.watch/lazy-static/avatars/3b284627-b75f-409e-ac2e-10f4c2946f43.png https://peertube.watch/videos/watch/a63c0f7a-25a9-4cbf-acb5-9d70fd23a33a All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.watch/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.