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Boxcar Bertha (1972)
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14 June 1972 (USA)
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Life made her an outcast. Love made her an outlaw. more
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During the depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad. full summary | add synopsis
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Roger Corman to Receive Honorary Oscar
(From ReelzChannel. 14 November 2009, 9:45 AM, PST)
Roger Corman: Scorsese, Stallone, Sayles, and other A-listers talk about the B-movie king
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 13 November 2009, 12:48 PM, PST)
(From ReelzChannel. 14 November 2009, 9:45 AM, PST)
Roger Corman: Scorsese, Stallone, Sayles, and other A-listers talk about the B-movie king
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 13 November 2009, 12:48 PM, PST)
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An Underrated Martin Scorsese Classic
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Barbara Hershey | ... | 'Boxcar' Bertha Thompson |
 | David Carradine | ... | 'Big' Bill Shelly |
 | Barry Primus | ... | Rake Brown |
| Bernie Casey | ... | Von Morton |
| John Carradine | ... | H. Buckram Sartoris |
| Victor Argo | ... | McIver #1 |
| David Osterhout | ... | McIver #2 (as David R. Osterhout) |
| Grahame Pratt | ... | Emeric Pressburger |
| 'Chicken' Holleman | ... | M. Powell |
 | Harry Northup | ... | Deputy Sheriff Harvey Hall (as Harry Northrup) |
| Ann Morell | ... | Tillie Parr |
| Marianne Dole | ... | Mrs. Mailler |
| Joe Reynolds | ... | Joe Cox |
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92 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Australia:R |
UK:X |
South Korea:18 |
West Germany:18 (cut) |
UK:18 (video rating) |
Brazil:14 |
Finland:K-16 |
France:-16 (re-release) |
Sweden:15 |
USA:R |
France:-16 |
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This was Martin Scorsese's first feature film. He was given $600,000 and told to make an exploitation film.
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Anachronisms: The currency shown in the film is all modern, post 1960s, with modern banking money bands.
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'Big' Bill Shelly:
Hey, Bertha!
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Referenced in Hollywood Uncensored (1987)
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Before Martin Scorsese did classic work such as Goodfellas, Mean Streets, Gangs of New York, Casino, Cape Fear, Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, Boxcar Bertha was his first masterpiece of crime. I consider Boxcar Bertha to be the Road to Perdition of the 70's. I comment that because these films take place in the depression era, where jobs are lost and people are finding ways to make money. in the film, Barbera Hershey and David Carradine joined together to heist money and stay together. It's a masterpiece of crime, intelligence and an unforgetable ending that will leave you breathless. Even though for a small film that isn't recognizable as it is today thanks to filmmaker Martin Scorsese, people should get a chance to see a good movie instead of these phony blockbusters that are in movie theatres now.