Boxcar Bertha
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Boxcar Bertha is a 1972 American crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, loosely based on the life of a Depression-era female outlaw who rides the rails and becomes involved in labor struggles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boxcar Bertha canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Sister of the Road
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autobiographical novel by Ben L. Reitman ⓘ |
| castMember |
Barbara Hershey
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Barry Primus NERFINISHED ⓘ Bernie Casey NERFINISHED ⓘ David Carradine NERFINISHED ⓘ John Carradine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Bertha Thompson
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Big Bill Shelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Rake Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Von Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | John M. Stephens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Martin Scorsese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | American International Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Buzz Feitshans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraDepicted | 1930s ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | life of a Depression-era female outlaw ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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drama film ⓘ exploitation film ⓘ |
| hasPosterTagline | Life made her an outcast. Love made her an outlaw. ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
labor struggles
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outlaw life ⓘ train hopping ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Barbara Hershey
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David Carradine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy |
David Nichtern
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Gale Garnett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | early feature film directed by Martin Scorsese ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Follows a young woman riding the rails during the Great Depression who becomes involved with a union organizer and labor struggles. ⓘ |
| producer | Roger Corman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | New World Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1972-08-18 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 88 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
John William Corrington
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Joyce Hooper Corrington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Boxcar Bertha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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