Boxcar Bertha

Boxcar Bertha

1972 · 88 min · EN · R · 5.9 (185 votes)
Dir. Martin Scorsese · Starring Barbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry Primus, Bernie Casey, John Carradine, Victor Argo · Music Thad Maxwell

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

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.

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A raw, violent ride through the Depression, this film feels like a desperate fight against a corrupt system. It's a gritty, no-holds-barred look at two outlaws taking on the establishment with a rebellious spirit.

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