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Movie poster: Boxcar Bertha (1972)
🎬 Movie

Boxcar Bertha

1972 · 88 min Crime Drama
⭐ 5.8 / 10 · TMDB

"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.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1972
Country United States of America
Genre Crime, Drama
Director Martin Scorsese
Runtime 88 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.8/10 (244 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The director bets on details: a gesture, a glance, a pause. In a good drama this is what says the most — and that principle is upheld here.

Worth watching if you're in the mood for serious cinema. Not background viewing — it demands attention.

For viewers who can watch slow cinema and value the human element in stories.

Director: Martin Scorsese

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Best Watched

Viewing atmosphere: In quiet, in the evening. Better alone or with someone who watches films seriously.

🎭 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
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David Osterhout

McIver #2
Harry Northup

Harry Northup

Harvey Hall
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Joe Reynolds

Joe Cox
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Marianne Dole

Mrs. Mailler

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