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Boxcar Bertha

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Boxcar Bertha
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R,1hr 28min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1972
Director:
Martin Scorsese
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Barbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry Primus  ...more
Synopsis: 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 ... Full Synopsis
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Lucia Bozzola, AMG Review
Hooking up with legendary B-movie producer Roger Corman as an avenue into the movie business, Martin Scorsese directed his second feature, and earned his Director's Guild card, with Boxcar Bertha (1972). One of a slew of late-'60s-early-'70s Bonnie and Clyde (1967) rip-offs, complete with a car chase and bloody climax, Boxcar Bertha manages to be a bit better than the usual exploitation movie while ... Full Review
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Barbara Hershey
Bertha
David Carradine
Bill Shelley
Barry Primus
Rake Brown
Bernie Casey
Von Morton
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