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Boxcar Bertha

Boxcar Bertha

1972·Movie·1h 29m18

Crime, Drama

5.8 / 10 (265 votes)

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

"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.

Directed by
Martin Scorsese
Original language
English
Released
14 June 1972

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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

Cast

  • Barbara Hershey

    Barbara Hershey

    Boxcar Bertha

  • David Carradine

    David Carradine

    Big Bill Shelly

  • Barry Primus

    Barry Primus

    Rake Brown

  • Bernie Casey

    Bernie Casey

    Von Morton

  • John Carradine

    John Carradine

    H. Buckram Sartoris

  • Victor Argo

    Victor Argo

    McIver #1

  • DO

    David Osterhout

    McIver #2

  • Harry Northup

    Harry Northup

    Harvey Hall

  • JR

    Joe Reynolds

    Joe Cox

  • MD

    Marianne Dole

    Mrs. Mailler

  • AM

    Ann Morell

    Tillie Parr

  • Martin Scorsese

    Martin Scorsese

    Brothel Client (uncredited)