January 6, 2025
ON THE WATERFRONT (1954) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Elia Kazan and starring Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger and Eva Marie Saint in her film debut, ON THE WATERFRONT (1954) was named by the American Film Institute among the greatest films of all time – on both the original and 10th anniversary edition lists – as well as...
August 31, 2020
DID YOU KNOW? Labor Day Edition: This Film Was One Of The First To Depict Union Disputes From The Worker’s Perspective And Broke New Ground By Casting Mexican Americans In Leading Roles And Advocating For Gender Equality
SALT OF THE EARTH (1954) tells the story of Mexican American women who protest the perilous working conditions of their miner husbands. They defy the men’s subjugation to fellow “Anglo” workers and rally against their indentured servitude in a town owned by a mining company. When the strike is successfully settled and the men return…
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