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Boxcar Bertha

Boxcar Bertha

Life made her an outcast. Love made her an outlaw.

19725.81h 28m

Overview

"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.

Directed by Martin Scorsese
Written by Joyce Hooper Corrington, John William Corrington, Ben L. Reitman
Produced by Roger Corman
Box OfficeBudget: $600K0

Top Cast

Barbara Hershey

Barbara Hershey

Boxcar Bertha

David Carradine

David Carradine

Big Bill Shelly

Barry Primus

Barry Primus

Rake Brown

Bernie Casey

Bernie Casey

Von Morton

John Carradine

John Carradine

H. Buckram Sartoris

Victor Argo

Victor Argo

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David Osterhout

McIver #2

Harry Northup

Harry Northup

Harvey Hall

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Joe Reynolds

Joe Cox

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Marianne Dole

Mrs. Mailler

Themes & Keywords

depressionbased on novel or booklabor organizer

About Boxcar Bertha

Boxcar Bertha is a crime, drama film released in 1972 exploring themes of depression, based on novel or book, labor organizer. Directed by Martin Scorsese, it stars Barbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry Primus. "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.

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