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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. 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. [2] Made on a low budget, the film is a loose adaptation of Sister of the Road, a pseudo-autobiographical account of the fictional character ...
- $600,000
- Roger Corman
- Gib Guilbeau, Thad Maxwell
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Coming Apr 1. Boxcar Bertha. 1972 · 1 hr 28 min. R. Crime · Drama · Thriller. A young woman and her union organizer boyfriend, dodging anti-union forces in Depression era Kansas, are forced into a life of train robbery. Subtitles: English. Starring: David Carradine John Carradine Bernie Casey Barbara Hershey Barry Primus.
- Martin Scorsese
- January 1, 1972
- 89 min
Videos 4. Backdrops 7. Posters 20. "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.
Boxcar Bertha was one of the first film credits for associate producer Julie Corman, the wife of producer Roger Corman. She also produced Night Call Nurses (see below), which was released at the same time as Boxcar Bertha, June 1972.