Barbara Hershey
Boxcar Bertha
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Boxcar Bertha is a 1972 American romantic crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and produced by Roger Corman, from a screenplay by Joyce H. Corrington and John William Corrington. Made on a low budget, the film is a loose adaptation of Sister of the Road, a pseudo-autobiographical account of the fictional character Bertha Thompson.
Jun 14, 1972 · Boxcar Bertha: Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Barbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry Primus, Bernie Casey. During the Great Depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad.
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- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Martin Scorsese
- 1972-06-14
Boxcar Bertha. Martin Scorsese's second feature loosely adapts the autobiography of Bertha Thompson, portraying the adventures of the Depression-era criminal following the ...
Bertha (Barbara Hershey) joins union organizer "Big" Bill Shelly (David Carradine) in fighting anti-union forces after an unexpected murder drives them to...
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- Martin Scorsese
- R
- Barbara Hershey
Feb 12, 2008 · Based on Sister of the Road, the 1937 autobiography of Bertha Thompson, co-authored with Dr. Ben Reitman, the Boxcar Bertha screenplay was adapted by Joyce H. and John William Corrington and then rewritten by Scorsese (uncredited).
- Martin Scorsese, Paul Rapp, Russ Vreeland
- Barbara Hershey
Oct 5, 2012 · Boxcar Bertha Official Trailer #1 - John Carradine Movie (1972) HD. Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers.
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- 108K
- Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
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During the Great Depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad. In the 1930's American south, Bertha Thompson decides to live the life of a transient after her crop duster father dies in a crash leaving her alone in the world.
