Boxcar Bertha
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Boxcar Bertha Thompson, a poor southern girl, is orphaned when her father's crop-dusting airplane crashes. The Great Depression hits, and she soon takes to freighthopping. A few years later, she meets Big Bill Shelly, a union organizer, and they become lovers.
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, and more for this film directed by Martin Scorsese.
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- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Martin Scorsese
- 1972-06-14
Boxcar Bertha is a 1972 crime drama directed by Martin Scorsese, loosely based on the life of a Depression-era criminal. The film has mixed reviews from critics and audiences, who praise the performances and cinematography but criticize the plot and editing.
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- Martin Scorsese
- R
- Barbara Hershey
A movie based on the life of a Depression-era outlaw, directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Barbara Hershey and David Carradine. Ebert praises Scorsese's mood and atmosphere, but criticizes the film's violence and plot.
Watch Boxcar Bertha, a 1972 film directed by Martin Scorsese, starring David Carradine and Barbara Hershey. It's a story of a young woman and her union organizer boyfriend who rob trains in Depression era Kansas.
- Martin Scorsese
- January 1, 1972
- 89 min
A film based on the fictional autobiography of Bertha Thompson, a woman labor organizer in the 1930s American south. She and her lover, Big Bill Shelley, fight the corrupt railroad establishment and become criminals to survive.
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Jul 17, 2023 · Theatrical trailer of "Boxcar Bertha" by Martin Scorsese. Starring Barbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry Primus, Bernie Casey, John Carradine, Victor Argo
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