Salt of the Earth (1954) | |
| Director(s) | Herbert J. Biberman |
| Producer(s) | Paul Jarrico |
| Top Genres | Drama, Historical |
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Salt of the Earth (1954) was a Drama - Historical Film directed by Herbert J. Biberman and produced by Paul Jarrico.
Salt of the Earth was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1992.
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Salt of the Earth (1954)
By Beatrice on Jan 8, 2016 From Flickers in TimeSalt of the Earth Directed by Herbert J. Biberman Written by Michael Wilson 1954/USA Independent Production Company/Intl Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers Repeat viewing?/Amazon Instant #293 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This blacklisted movie is far ahead of its time in t... Read full article
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Not shown in American theaters until 1965.
This was made by blacklisted director Herbert J. Biberman, screenwriter Michael Wilson, producer Paul Jarrico and composer Sol Kaplan largely in retaliation to the fact that they had been blacklisted. They reasoned that since they weren't allowed to work in Hollywood, they might as well make a film as pro-Communist as possible to fit the crime of which they had been accused.
This film's original copyright expired 1982 and was not renewed, thereby placing it into public domain.
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This was made by blacklisted director Herbert J. Biberman, screenwriter Michael Wilson, producer Paul Jarrico and composer Sol Kaplan largely in retaliation to the fact that they had been blacklisted. They reasoned that since they weren't allowed to work in Hollywood, they might as well make a film as pro-Communist as possible to fit the crime of which they had been accused.
This film's original copyright expired 1982 and was not renewed, thereby placing it into public domain.
read more facts about Salt of the Earth...
