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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.
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- Martin Scorsese
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- Crime, Drama, Romance
"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.
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- Boxcar Bertha; Big Bill Shelly; Rake Brown
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- 1972
Martin Scorsese's second feature loosely adapts the autobiography of Bertha Thompson, portraying the adventures of the Depression-era criminal following the death of her father. Bertha (Barbara ...
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- Martin Scorsese
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- Barbara Hershey
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.
The men are caught and the woman becomes a prostitute. Based on "Sister of the Road" by Boxcar Bertha Thomson as told to Ben L. Reitman.
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 ...
Theatrical trailer of "Boxcar Bertha" by Martin Scorsese. Starring Barbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry Primus, Bernie Casey, John Carradine, Victor Argo
