Movies / Boxcar Bertha (1972)
Runtime: 88 min
Languages: English
Countries: USA
Produced by Roger Corman and directed by Martin Scorsese, Boxcar Bertha is a Bonnie and Clyde-like yarn set during the Depression. The title character, played by Barbara Hershey, links up with union organizer David Carradine (Hershey's real-life lover at the time) after the death of her father. Running afoul of anti-union forces, Bertha and Carradine are forced into a life of crime. Whereas Bonnie and Clyde robbed banks, Boxcar Bertha's specialty is trains. A story of this nature can only end in tragedy, and wait until you see Carradine's symbolic demise! For the record, there really was a Boxcar Bertha Thompson, and it is her autobiography, Sister of the Road, that serves as the basis for Joyce and John Corrington's screenplay.
Keywords (202) |
---|
cashier con man railroad track gun in mouth shoes biplane director cameo car in water memphis tennessee chain gang More Keywords » |
Directors (1) | Credit |
---|---|
Martin Scorsese | ... |
Writers (3) | Credit |
---|---|
Ben L. Reitman | (book) (as Dr. Ben L. Reitman) |
John William Corrington | (screenplay) |
Joyce Hooper Corrington | (screenplay) (as Joyce H. Corrington) & |
Composers (2) | Credit |
---|---|
Gib Guilbeau | ... |
Thad Maxwell | ... |
Editors (1) | Credit |
---|---|
Buzz Feitshans | ... |
Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
---|---|
John M. Stephens | director of photography (as John Stephens) |
Actors (20) | Credit |
---|---|
Ann Morell | Tillie Parr |
Barbara Hershey | Boxcar Bertha |
Barry Primus | Rake Brown |
Bernie Casey | Von Morton |
'Chicken' Holleman | M. Powell (credit only) |
David Carradine | Big Bill Shelly |
David Osterhout | McIver #2 (as David R. Osterhout) |
Franklin Delano Roosevelt | President Franklin D. Roosevelt (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Gayne Rescher | Brothel Client (uncredited) |
Gerald Raines | Train Engineer (uncredited) |
Grahame Pratt | Emeric Pressburger (credit only) |
Harry Northup | Harvey Hall (as Harry Northrup) |
Jerry Cortez | Sheriff (uncredited) |
Joe Reynolds | Joe Cox |
John Carradine | H. Buckram Sartoris |
Louie Elias | Boxcar Tough (uncredited) |
Marianne Dole | Mrs. Mailler |
Martin Scorsese | Brothel Client (uncredited) |
Michael Fitzgerald | Apple Peeler (uncredited) |
Victor Argo | McIver #1 |