Movies: Juan Chacón

  • 1954
    Salt of the Earth

    Salt of the Earth (1954)

    Salt of the Earth

    6.91954HD

    At New Mexico's Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but he is shown to be a hypocrite by treating his pregnant...

    Salt of the Earth
  • 1982
    A Crime to Fit the Punishment

    A Crime to Fit the Punishment (1982)

    A Crime to Fit the Punishment

    01982HD

    This fascinating making-of documentary investigates the controversy and political atmosphere surrounding the production of Salt of the Earth, movingly chronicling the filmmakers' defiance of the blacklist. (BAM) Preserved by the Academy Film Archive...

    A Crime to Fit the Punishment