Boxcar Bertha

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

Jun 14 1972 R 1h 28m
Crime, Drama, Romance

"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.

Plot

During the Great Depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad.

Written by

Ben L. Reitman, Joyce Hooper Corrington, John William Corrington

Directed by

Martin Scorsese

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

American International Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
11,564
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
61
Popularity
NA