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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.
- (10K)
- Martin Scorsese
- R
- Crime, Drama, Romance
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]
- $600,000
- Roger Corman
- Gib Guilbeau, Thad Maxwell
Von Morton. John Carradine. H. Buckram Sartoris. Watchlist. TRAILER. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. Martin Scorsese's second feature loosely adapts the autobiography of Bertha...
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- Martin Scorsese
- R
- Barbara Hershey
Reviews. Boxcar Bertha. Roger Ebert July 19, 1972. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "Boxcar Bertha" is a weirdly interesting movie and not really the sleazy exploitation film the ads promise. It finds its inspiration in the exploits of Boxcar Bertha Thompson, an outlaw folk hero who operated in Arkansas during the Depression.
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John William Corrington. Screenplay. "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.
