Boxcar Bertha
“Life made her an outcast. Love made her an outlaw.”
1972•R•1h 29m•5.8•Released
CrimeDrama
"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.
Director
Martin Scorsese
Writer
Joyce Hooper Corrington, John William Corrington
Budget
$1M
Languages
English
Studio
American International Pictures
Cast
Barbara Hershey
Boxcar Bertha
David Carradine
Big Bill Shelly
Barry Primus
Rake Brown
Bernie Casey
Von Morton
John Carradine
H. Buckram Sartoris
Victor Argo
McIver #1
David Osterhout
McIver #2
Harry Northup
Harvey Hall
Joe Reynolds
Joe Cox
Marianne Dole
Mrs. Mailler
Ann Morell
Tillie Parr
Martin Scorsese
Brothel Client (uncredited)
Jerry Cortez
Sheriff (uncredited)
Louie Elias
Boxcar Tough (uncredited)
Gayne Rescher
Brothel Client (uncredited)
Production
Company
American International Pictures
Producer
Roger Corman
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