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    Boxcar Bertha

    R1972 · Crime drama · 1h 29m

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  1. Jun 14, 1972 · A union leader and a young woman become criminals to fight the corrupt railroad establishment during the Great Depression. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this film directed by Martin Scorsese.

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    • Crime, Drama, Romance
    • Martin Scorsese
    • 1972-06-14
  2. 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. [3]

  3. A 1972 film based on a true story of a Depression-era criminal couple, directed by Martin Scorsese and produced by Roger Corman. Critics and audiences give mixed reviews, praising the style and atmosphere but criticizing the derivative plot and the acting.

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    • Martin Scorsese
    • R
    • Barbara Hershey
  4. A movie inspired by the Depression-era outlaw folk hero Boxcar Bertha Thompson, directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Barbara Hershey and David Carradine. Roger Ebert praises Scorsese's mood and atmosphere, but criticizes the film's violence and plot.

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  6. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A union leader enlists his girlfriend in a plot to get back at the railroad's evil management. Cast & Crew. Read More. Martin Scorsese. Director. Barbara Hershey. Boxcar Betha [Thompson] David Carradine. Big Bill Shelly. Barry Primus. Rake Brown. Bernie Casey. Von Morton.

    • Martin Scorsese, Paul Rapp, Russ Vreeland
    • Barbara Hershey
  7. Based on "Sister of the Road," the fictionalized autobiography of radical and transient Bertha Thompson as written by physician Dr. Ben L. Reitman, 'Boxcar' Bertha Thompson, a woman labor organizer in Arkansas during the violence-filled Depression of the early '30's meets up with rabble-rousing union man 'Big' Bill Shelly and they team up to fig...

  8. "Boxcar" Bertha Thompson, a transient woman in Arkansas during the violence-filled Depression of the early '30s, meets up with rabble-rousing union man "Big" Bill Shelly and the two team up to fight the corrupt railroad establishment. Videos: Trailers, Teasers, Featurettes. Cast. Barbara Hershey. Boxcar Bertha. David Carradine. Big Bill Shelly.

    • 88 min
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