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Boxcar Bertha
“Life made her an outcast. Love made her an outlaw.”
5.8 / 10• 1972• 1h 28m•R• English
CrimeDrama
Storyline
"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.
Cast & Crew
Barbara Hershey
Boxcar Bertha
Lead
David Carradine
Big Bill Shelly
Barry Primus
Rake Brown
Bernie Casey
Von Morton
John Carradine
H. Buckram Sartoris
Victor Argo
McIver #1
DO
David Osterhout
McIver #2
Harry Northup
Harvey Hall
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Martin Scorsese's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Boxcar Bertha is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
