Boxcar Bertha

Boxcar Bertha (1972)

18
01/04/1973 (GB)
Crime, Drama
1h 28m

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

Overview

"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.

  • Martin ScorseseDirector
  • Joyce Hooper CorringtonScreenplay
  • John William CorringtonScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $600,000

Keywords

  • depression
  • based on novel or book
  • labor organizer

Top Billed Cast

Barbara Hershey

Barbara Hershey

Boxcar Bertha

David Carradine

David Carradine

Big Bill Shelly

Barry Primus

Barry Primus

Rake Brown

Bernie Casey

Bernie Casey

Von Morton

John Carradine

John Carradine

H. Buckram Sartoris

Victor Argo

Victor Argo

McIver #1

David Osterhout

McIver #2

Harry Northup

Harry Northup

Harvey Hall

Joe Reynolds

Joe Cox

Marianne Dole

Mrs. Mailler

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