Movies: Jules Schwerin

  • 1954
    Salt of the Earth

    Salt of the Earth (1954)

    Salt of the Earth

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    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
  • 1986
    Act of Vengeance

    Act of Vengeance (1986)

    Act of Vengeance

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    In 1969, an administrator runs against the corrupt president of the United Coal Miners Union, and becomes the target of a murder plot....

    Act of Vengeance
  • 1982
    A Crime to Fit the Punishment

    A Crime to Fit the Punishment (1982)

    A Crime to Fit the Punishment

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    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
  • 1960
    Indian Summer

    Indian Summer (1960)

    Indian Summer

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    On the first hot day of summer, an old farmer goes fishing just as he has done for many years on the West Branch of the Delaware River. A young boy, his frequent fishing companion, eagerly takes him to see the first giant bulldozers, which are to beg...

    Indian Summer
  • 1969
    The Loves of Franistan

    The Loves of Franistan (1969)

    The Loves of Franistan

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    A spoof on Hollywood's penchant for never-ending title credits, using clips from various old - time movies and newsreels. [Source: Creative Film Society Catalogue, 1975]...

    The Loves of Franistan