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By Heather L (307) on 06 Nov 2008

The making of this film and the struggle that it depicts are really, really important…

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By Kim K (196) on 13 Sep 2008

Sad to say this movie was banned in the united states…

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By Alexander S (283) on 13 Aug 2008

A depiction of Mexican Americans' fight for equality in WASP America…

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By Josh W (836) on 18 Feb 2008

A great Marxist Alert film! A striking feminist film as well a social comment on race and class in American society…

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By Lynn B (119) on 13 Jan 2008

I love the boldness of this movie in showing the day to day life struggles of a tiny community and their effects on the making of history…

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By Layton D (8) on 02 Dec 2007

This movie is awesome, and the fact that it was banned when it came out in the U.S. just goes to show the class nature of the state and of censorship…

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By Sonya M (46) on 01 Dec 2007

Pretty old-school. Acting wasn't the best but the actors were real people not trained so when you consider that they were pretty good…

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By Melissa A (347) on 20 Nov 2007

Powerful movie. Deals with issues that still plague this country more than fifty years after this movie was made. Prejudice. Hate…

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By Simon S (627) on 04 Nov 2007

Stunning indictment. Proves that the best critics of America are always Americans…

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By Joseph L (324) on 02 Oct 2007

Eviction! Eviction! ~ My favorite scene…

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By Daniel S (2,332) on 13 Jul 2007

Relevant and moderately interesting. Perhaps a little slow, but worth seeing just for the significance…

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By Bob M (586) on 10 Jul 2007

When long-time film critic Philip French of The Observor published a list in the summer of 2006 of 50 lost film classics Salt of the Earth…

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By Courtney S (554) on 02 Jul 2007

Despite the technical flaws, the film stands a courageous act (in itself) and shows something not seen in most films…

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By Philip S (830) on 01 Jul 2007

I just saw it. Its like the first feminist film in America, and its timelessly funny to boot…

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By Brian M (1,664) on 25 Jun 2007

Noam Chomsky's favorite film. Watch it and it might renew your happiness with the world…

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By Julie S (356) on 17 Jun 2007

One of the most revolutionary films you will ever see. Many of the films actors/actresses were blacklisted after the film's release…

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By Danielle G (218) on 11 Jun 2007

One of the first blacklisted American movies, and possibly the most American movie ever as it really touches on the questions of freedom and…

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By Brandon M (1,068) on 05 Jun 2007

Greatest Movie you've never heard of! Made in 1954 during the Cold War,and was blacklisted because of its ties to Communism…

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By Eric M (1,401) on 03 Jun 2007

Should be required viewing for all high school students in California and the Southwest…

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By Schazade H (1) on 18 Sep 2004

I have to say, this movie had the worst sound, the worst editing, and the second worst acting I have ever seen…

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