

Boxcar Bertha
Life made her an outcast. Love made her an outlaw.
Crime
Drama
Overview
"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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1972-06-14
Runtime:
1h 28m
Director:
Martin Scorsese
Writer:
Joyce Hooper Corrington, John William Corrington
Top Cast

Barbara Hershey
Boxcar Bertha

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

Harry Northup
Harvey Hall

Joe Reynolds
Joe Cox

Marianne Dole
Mrs. Mailler

Ann Morell
Tillie Parr

Martin Scorsese
Brothel Client (uncredited)
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