SALT OF THE EARTH (Special Edition DVD)

About the Film, SALT OF THE EARTH: A controversial drama about the struggles of striking mine workers in a small New Mexico town whose views are socialistic and surprisingly feminist. Many of the actors and the film's director were blacklisted after its release. This is the only authorized edition of America's only blacklisted film. A digitally enhanced transfer provides excellent black-and-white quality. Includes the short documentary on "The Hollywood Ten," hundreds of production photographs, the history and hundreds of pictures of the Empire Zinc strike on which the film was based, Congressional testimony by blacklisted filmmakers, a history of the blacklist in Hollywood, and the theatrical trailer. Special Features: Includes The Hollywood Ten, a documentary about the 10 filmmakers who defied the HUAC, resulting in their imprisonment and blacklisting Production stills and photos of the real strike Editing and shooting notes A history of the McCarthy Era Hollywood Blacklist Congre