The Salt of the Earth

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:awards none won
gptkbp:based_on real events
gptkbp:box_office $1,000,000
gptkbp:budget gptkb:$100,000
gptkbp:censorship banned in some areas
gptkbp:cinematography_by gptkb:Haskell_Wexler
gptkbp:color black and white
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception cult classic
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired activists
gptkbp:cultural_significance depicts working-class struggles
gptkbp:depicts zinc miners
gptkbp:director gptkb:Herbert_J._Biberman
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:United_Artists
gptkbp:editing Ruth Attaway
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkbp:film_length 94 minutes
gptkbp:film_score gptkb:original_score
gptkbp:genre gptkb:drama
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Mc_Carthyism
gptkbp:home_media_release gptkb:DVD
gptkb:Blu-ray
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Salt of the Earth
gptkbp:influenced social justice movements
documentary filmmakers
labor rights activism
subsequent labor films
gptkbp:inspiration real-life labor strikes
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy influential in film history
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Sol_Kaplan
gptkbp:notable_for labor rights themes
gptkbp:notable_quote " The workers are the salt of the earth."
gptkbp:notable_scene courtroom scenes
striking miners
gptkbp:production_company Independent Productions
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1954
gptkbp:restoration restored in 1996
gptkbp:screenings restored screenings
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Michael_Wilson
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Will_Geer
gptkb:David_Wolfe
Ruth Attaway
gptkbp:themes gptkb:social_justice
class struggle
gender roles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wim_Wenders
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4