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 · 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.
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.
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- Crime, Drama
- R
Boxcar Bertha. "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.
Boxcar Bertha. 1972 · 1 hr 29 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. Directed by: Martin Scorsese.
During the Great Depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad. In the 1930's American south, Bertha Thompson decides to live the life of a transient after her crop duster father dies in a crash leaving her alone in the world.
Jul 17, 2023 · Theatrical trailer of "Boxcar Bertha" by Martin Scorsese. Starring Barbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry Primus, Bernie Casey, John Carradine, Victor Argo
