Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1972 · 1h 28m

Boxcar Bertha

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Director
Martin Scorsese
Cast
Barbara Hershey as Boxcar Bertha David Carradine as Big Bill Shelly Barry Primus as Rake Brown Bernie Casey as Von Morton John Carradine as H. Buckram Sartoris Victor Argo as McIver #1
Crew
John M. Stephens — Director of Photography Buzz Feitshans — Editor Martin Scorsese — Editor Thad Maxwell — Original Music Composer Gib Guilbeau — Original Music Composer Joyce Hooper Corrington — Screenplay
Tagline

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

Synopsis

"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.

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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Martin Scorsese Director John M. Stephens Director of Photography Buzz Feitshans Editor Martin Scorsese Editor Thad Maxwell Original Music Composer Gib Guilbeau Original Music Composer Joyce Hooper Corrington Screenplay John William Corrington Screenplay Roger Corman Producer
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