This is an article about the 1954 film. For the New Testament phrase, see Salt and Light.

For the 2004 film of a similar name, see Palestinian Christians in the Northern West Bank

Salt of the Earth is a 1954 film which tells the story of a long, difficult strike by Mexican-American miners against the Empire Zinc Company in Bayard (near Silver City), New Mexico in 1950-1951 (In the film, the events were set in the fictional village of "Zinc Town"). The issues were equity in wages with Anglo workers, safety, and health. The film stars Rosaura Revueltas, Will Geer, David Wolfe, Mervin Williams, David Sarvis, Juan Chacón, Henrietta Williams and Ernesto Velázquez; many of the miners and their families had parts in the film.

The movie was written by Michael Wilson, directed by Herbert J. Biberman, and produced by Paul Jarrico. All had been blacklisted by Hollywood.

The Washington Post writes: "During the course of production in New Mexico in 1953, the trade press denounced it as a subversive plot, anti-Communist vigilantes fired rifle shots at the set, the film's leading lady was deported to Mexico, and from time to time a small airplane buzzed noisily overhead.... The film, edited in secret, was stored for safekeeping in an anonymous wooden shack in Los Angeles."

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