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Boxcar Bertha
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Boxcar Bertha is a 1972 American drama, crime, romance, and action film directed by Martin Scorsese. Produced and distributed by American International Pictures, the movie was released in the United States on June 13 and 14, 1972, with additional release dates in 1973. The production company also served as the distributor for the film.
The cast includes Barbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry Primus, and John Carradine. Roger Corman produced the film, which was edited by Buzz Feitshans. Filming took place in Kansas, while the narrative is set in Arkansas. The original language of the film is English.
The runtime is 88 minutes. The budget was 600000. The film has received review scores of 5/10 and 54%, with a TMDb vote average of 5.8 and an IMDb rating of 6.0. Keywords associated with the work include depression, based on novel or book, and labor organizer.
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Film · TMDB
5.8"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.
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
Themes
- depression
- based on novel or book
- labor organizer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Cast member
- Harry Northup
- Producer
- Roger Corman
- Production company
- American International Pictures
- Narrative location
- Arkansas
- Filming location
- Kansas
- Duration
- 87
- FilmAffinity ID
- 263928
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 1978-04-27
- title
- Boxcar Bertha
- distributed by
- American International Pictures
- film editor
- Buzz Feitshans
- review score
- 54%
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