Four people, with interconnected stories, hunted by the law for various reasons, meet and decide to become railway robbers. Produced by roger corman and directed by martin scorsese, boxcar bertha is a bonnie and. Based on sister of the road, the 1937 pseudoautobiography of fictional character bertha thompson, written by anarchist physician dr. Based on a spellbinding true story, boxcar bertha is a beautifully directed the new york times tale of railroad renegades and runaway romance. The title character, played by barbara hershey, links up with. Based on the reallife autobiographical journals of boxcar bertha thompson, the film tells a little bit of the story behind the workers struggle to unionize against the railroads in the 30s. And how the unionizer and the girl, along with two other cronies turn to petty crime to survive. Love made her an outlaw based on sister of the road, the fictionalized autobiography of radical and transient bertha thompson as written by physician dr. During the great depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad. Hooking up with legendary bmovie producer roger corman as an avenue into the movie business, martin scorsese directed his second feature, and earned his directors guild card, with boxcar bertha 1972. Twilight time, in association with 20th centuryfox and mgm, has released on bluray boxcar bertha, the 1972 american international pictures actioner from producer roger corman, directed by scorsese, written by joyce and john corrington, and. Based on the autobiography by boxcar bertha thompson. Movie typography from boxcar bertha 1972, directed by martin scorsese, starring. Boxcar bertha 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Boxcar bertha thompson, a transient woman in arkansas during the violencefilled depression of the early 30s, meets up with rabblerousing union man big bill shelly and the two team up to fight the corrupt railroad establishment. Starring cinematography john stephens art direction film editor buzz feitshans original music gib guilbeau, thad maxwell written by joyce h. December 8, 1936 june 3, 2009 was an american actor best known for playing martial arts roles. Proin pellentesque mollis enim, at vulputate odio mollis sed. He is perhaps best known as the star of the 1970s television series kung fu, playing kwai chang caine, a peaceloving shaolin monk travelling through the american old west. Running afoul of antiunion forces, bertha and carradine are forced into a life of crime. Also during his career, he worked with such wellknown directors as martin scorsese in his 1972 film boxcar bertha and appeared on such television series as the streets of san francisco. They appeared in other films together including martin scorseses boxcar bertha.
Boxcar bertha 1972 martin scorsese, barbara hershey, david carradine, barry primus, crime, drama, romance. Whatever its intentions, boxcar bertha is not much more than an excuse to slaughter a lot of people. Boxcar bertha, based on the true story of boxcar bertha thompson, features a dynamic young cast. Boxcar bertha is a weirdly interesting movie and not really the sleazy exploitation film the ads promise. Boxcar bertha 1972 martin scorsese, barbara hershey. Barbara hershey during the depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad. Bristling with searing energy and the raw, sensual motion picture herald performances of barbara hershey and david carradine, the film delivers a humor and warmth cue thats right on track. The title character, played by barbara hershey, links up with union organizer david carradine hersheys reallife lover at the time after the death of her father. These films are worth going out of your way to see, or you might rent them, add them to your netflix, blockbuster or tivo. Watch boxcar bertha 1972 full movie free streaming. Boxcar bertha 1111 movie clip vons vengeance 1972 hd duration. He played a version of himself, and other football players turned actors, in keenen ivory wayanss 1988 comedic film im gonna git you sucka. I am not sure whether she was called boxcar because of the way she was built or because of where she liked to spend her evenings, but i can report.
The men are caught and the young woman becomes a prostitute. Boxcar bertha 711 movie clip holding up the party 1972 hd duration. She meets railroadunion organizer carradine, and the two. Based on sister of the road by boxcar bertha thomson as told to ben l. Based on sister of the road, the fictionalized autobiography of radical and transient bertha thompson as written by physician dr. Corringtonjohn william corrington from the book sisters of the road by bertha thompson and ben l. It is a loose adaptation of sister of the road, a pseudoautobiographical account of the fictional character bertha thompson, written by ben l. Boxcar bertha is a low budget 1972 american romantic crime drama film directed by martin scorsese. Boxcar bertha 1972 the martin scorsese film collection dvd. Buy boxcar bertha 1972 on bluray twilight time movies. Martin scorsese mean streets, alice doesnt live here anymore, raging bull, michael jackson. Despite being a b movie exploitation film the film is perhaps best considered as an early showcase of the developing style of director scorsese. A very rare trailer for a very rarely seen film directed by mr. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Boxcar bertha is a 1972 crimedrama from legendary producer roger corman house of usher, the little shop of horrors, piranha. Stopping at a rail yard, she is soon reunited with bill, who is preaching to an angry crowd of workers, urging them to fight the railroad bosses and unionize reader rail road. During the great depression, a union leader and a young. Boxcar bertha nude scenes 12 images and 4 videos including appearances from barbara hershey. Barbara hershey and david carradine star as a pair of doomed lovers in the depressionera american south, turning to train robbery and life on the run. Barbara hershey stars in title role as a depression wanderer. One of a slew of late60searly70s bonnie and clyde 1967 ripoffs, complete with a car chase and bloody climax, boxcar bertha manages to be a bit better than the usual exploitation movie.
Interesting aip depressionera gangster flick, from martin scorseses salad days. Scorsese is also typecast as one who makes maleoriented films. Boxcar bertha 1972 starring barbara hershey, david carradine, barry primus, bernie casey, john carradine and victor argo. Days later, rootless bertha jumps onto a railroad boxcar to start a new life, carrying nothing but her clothes. Boxcar bertha 1972 moviesfilms forum neoseeker forums.
Boxcar bertha 111 movie clip big bill 1972 hd duration. This ignores that his breakthrough mean streets, was bookended by two womendriven films. Scorsese made the most of the opportunity with an exciting if ultimately empty yarn about train robbers barbara hershey, david carradine, and bernie casey wreaking havoc in the depressionera south. Praesent vestibulum tempor augue, vel egestas nulla commodo quis. He had five seasons of at least 50 receptions and was a pro bowl player in 1967. Set in the depression era of the 1930s, a young woman and three men rob trains and plan a kidnapping. With barbara hershey, david carradine, barry primus, bernie casey. Naked barbara hershey in boxcar bertha 1972 bluray director. Boxcar bertha 1972 r 1h 28min crime, drama, romance 14 june 1972 usa during the great depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad. And in 1972, he teamed up with a young upandcoming filmmaker by the name of martin scorsese. Boxcar bertha barbara hershey david carradine barry primus 1972 a young woman barbara hershey robs trains with a union man david carradine, a gambler barry primus and a friend in the depression. He had something of a breakthrough in boxcar bertha. During a robbery, bertha barbara hershey enjoys the power that holding a gun gives her. Boxcar bertha 1972 and alice doesnt live here anymore 1974.
A wouldbe roger cormanaip exploitation film, boxcar bertha 1972 takes on additional layers of meaning thanks to its youthful director, the justthenemerging martin scorsese. United states, it tells the story of a rural girl whose fathers death leads her into a life of vagrancy. In 1972, the couple posed together in a nude playboy spread, recreating some sex scenes from boxcar bertha. This section contains mature content and you need to be at least 17 years old. Opening credits typography boxcar bertha 1972 trailer title. Boxcar bertha 1972 movie clip ill bring you a star.
One of martin scorseses first features, barbara hershey and david carradine star. The resulting picture, boxcar bertha, serves as a notable stepping stone for the now acclaimed auteur, presenting an interesting mishmash of scorseses emerging style and typical cormanproduced exploitation thrills blending spirited cinematic. Bertha thompson barbara hershey, lantana is a poor farm girl, who finds herself without a. The film is one of the first early works from acclaimed director martin scorsese goodfellas.
Produced by roger corman and directed by martin scorsese, boxcar bertha is a bonnie and clydelike yarn set during the depression. Set in the great depression, this move shows, if somewhat romanticized, life of the southern railroad unionizer and an young orphan girl who fall in love. Casey played a heroic former slave and train robber in martin scorseses boxcar bertha 1972. That serious subtext, combined with scorseses quality work, really raised this film a cut above the blevel market that it was supposed to play to.
Boxcar bertha 1972 december 21, 2008 by pat hartman my top ten reasons why boxcar bertha immediately was a favorite the minute it came out, and stayed in the i heart this category. It finds its inspiration in the exploits of boxcar bertha thompson, an outlaw folk hero who operated in arkansas during the depression. He also portrayed the titular character of both of the kill bill films. On october 6, 1972, hershey gave birth to their son, free, who changed his name to tom when he was nine years old.
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