Boxcar Bertha (1972)

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

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Boxcar Bertha

R 1 hr 28 minJun 13th, 1972Drama, Crime

"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.

StarringBarbara HersheyDavid CarradineBarry Primus

DirectorMartin Scorsese

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Barbara Hershey

as Boxcar Bertha

David Carradine

as Big Bill Shelly

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:June 14th, 1972 - Buy Tickets

On DVD & Blu-ray:March 19th, 2002 - Buy DVD

Movie Budget:$600,000

Original Language:English

Executive Producers:Samuel Z. Arkoff, James H. Nicholson

Production Companies:American International Pictures

Movie Tags:depression

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