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1972 film directed by Martin Scorsese
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1972 · 1h 29m · Crime · Drama
TMDB 5.8/10 (253 votes)
"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.
Directed by Martin Scorsese
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Martin ScorseseDirector
David Carradineas Big Bill Shelly
Barry Primusas Rake Brown
Bernie Caseyas Von Morton
John Carradineas H. Buckram Sartoris
Victor Argoas McIver #1DDavid Osterhoutas McIver #2
Harry Northupas Harvey HallJJoe Reynoldsas Joe CoxMMarianne Doleas Mrs. MaillerAAnn Morellas Tillie Parr
Martin Scorseseas Brothel Client (uncredited)JJerry Cortezas Sheriff (uncredited)LLouie Eliasas Boxcar Tough (uncredited)Boxcar Bertha is a 1972 American romantic crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and produced by Roger Corman, from a screenplay by Joyce H. Corrington and John William Corrington. Made on a low budget, the film is a loose adaptation of Sister of the Road, a pseudo-autobiographical account of the fictional character Bertha Thompson. It was Scorsese's second feature film.
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