The movie was produced by roger corman and directed by martin scorsese. The final result was boxcar bertha, another in a string of bonnie and clyde knock. 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. 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. Catala deutsch francais italiano nederlands polski portugues. English us espanol francais france portugues brasil deutsch italiano. Based on sister of the road, the fictionalized autobiography of radical and transient bertha. Martin scorseses first crime movie and second feature stars barbara hershey as. Like all of the companys releases, the disc is a limited edition with a run of 3,000 copies. The book describes socialist camps, boarding houses, prostitution, and. Boxcar bertha is at war with itself, and although scorseses work was. David carradine, barbara hershey, and bernie casey in boxcar bertha 1972. Id even put forth the idea that he lied to scorsese in this moment, as boxcar bertha is not at all a good film. Scorseses first film about italianamerican gangsters, a freeflowing sliceoflife.
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. Boxcar bertha, based on the true story of boxcar bertha thompson, features a dynamic young cast. Boxcar bertha is a low budget 1972 american romantic crime drama film directed by martin scorsese. Boxcar bertha 1972 december 21, 2008 by pat hartman. Boxcar bertha 311 movie clip train robbers 1972 hd. 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. Boxcar bertha 1972 tt0068309 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. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. Based on sister of the road, the fictionalized autobiography of radical and transient bertha thompson as written by physician dr. Boxcar bertha is nothing more than a footnote in the great martin scorseses career. Boxcar bertha nude scenes 12 images and 4 videos including appearances from barbara hershey. Superior formula stuff, injected with a rare degree of life by enthusiastic direction that occasionally tries for virtuosity and succeeds. Set in the depression era of the 1930s, a young woman and three men rob trains and plan a kidnapping.
The only reason to watch this is if you are an avid scorsese fan and are interested in seeing a film from early in his career when he was just starting out. Boxcar bertha is a weirdly interesting movie and not really the sleazy exploitation film the ads promise. Reitman, boxcar bertha thompson, a woman labor organizer in arkansas during the violencefilled depression of the early 30s meets up with rabblerousing union man big bill shelly and they team up to. Boxcar bertha 1972 movie clip ill bring you a star. Reitman, boxcar bertha thompson, a woman labor organizer in arkansas during the violencefilled depression of the early 30s meets up with rabblerousing. Boxcar bertha has been called scorseses exploitation flick and he played a small part it in, as a john in a brothel. A wouldbe roger cormanaip exploitation film, boxcar bertha 1972 takes on additional layers of meaning thanks to its youthful director, the justthenemerging martin scorsese. Barbara hershey 72 anni 5 febbraio 1948 interpreta boxcar bertha. Whatever its intentions, boxcar bertha is not much more than an excuse to slaughter a lot of people. Certainly, barbara hersheys performance as the title character is passable, but its hardly the best work that the oftenbrilliant actress has given. Boxcar bertha is a low budget 1972 american romantic crime drama film directed by martin. 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.
Boxcar bertha full movie hd film boxcar bertha thompson, a transient woman in arkansas during the violencefilled depression of the early. Based on sister of the road by boxcar bertha thomson as told to ben l. The men are caught and the young woman becomes a prostitute. Boxcar bertha is not one of them, but it isnt as bad as cassavetes stated, either. Rumor has it martin scorsese showed this film, his second, to john cassavetes, who labeled the movie sht and suggested marty work on more personal projects in the future. Proin pellentesque mollis enim, at vulputate odio mollis sed. Boxcar bertha 1972 train movie, barbara hershey, box car.
In the great depression, a union leader and a young girl become criminals to seek revenge on the management of a railroad. 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. An unmitigated disaster of a movie, scorseses stab at making a. Pretty neat little tale that was apparently taken from the diaries of a woman named boxcar bertha thompson. In theaters at home on tv streaming features about us. Find out where boxcar bertha is streaming, if boxcar bertha is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Boxcar bertha martin scorsese 1972 really, the only reason that anyone is going to watch boxcar bertha is because its martin scorseses first studio feature. 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. Smalltown girl barbara hershey and train robber david carradine team up to ride the rails in 1930s america in this bulletsflying tale, the first major studio release from director martin scorsese. Notable for being martin scorseses first hollywood feature and containing barbara hersheys most notorious nude scenes, boxcar bertha is genre schlock. Boxcar bertha trailer directed by martin scorsese and starring david carradine, barry primus, bernie casey, john carradine, victor argo.
Running afoul of antiunion forces, bertha and carradine are forced into a life of crime. Boxcar bertha is martin scorseses second feature film. And how the unionizer and the girl, along with two other cronies turn to petty crime to survive. 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. Martin scorseses crime films ranked, from boxcar bertha to the. During the great depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad. Boxcar bertha 1972 michael ds region 4 dvd info page. Despite taking on heavy issueoriented subject matter, the film appears to be as much, if not more, influenced by its producer roger corman than it is its director.
Boxcar bertha is a crime drama romance film that was written by joyce hooper corrington and john william corrington, based upon the book by ben l. Twilight time brings boxcar bertha to bluray on a single bd25 disc that comes housed in a keepcase. Barbara hershey, and bernie casey in boxcar bertha martin scorsese, streaming. Mean streets, taxi driver, and new york, new york corman invited him to direct boxcar bertha 1972. Barbara hershey plays our freespirited title character who after losing a family member during the depression rides the rails to adventure. It finds its inspiration in the exploits of boxcar bertha thompson, an outlaw folk hero who operated in arkansas during the depression. Boxcar bertha 111 movie clip big bill 1972 hd youtube. Barbara hershey stars in title role as a depression wanderer. Gratis te bekijken via mgm on demand tot en met woensdag 8 februari 2012. Produced by roger corman and directed by martin scorsese, boxcar bertha is a bonnie and clydelike yarn set during the depression. David carradine in boxcar bertha 1972 david carradine and barry primus in boxcar bertha. Barbara hershey during the depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad.
Bertha barbara hershey and the boys rob a train and pick up a nice pile of cash. 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. She meets a fellow named bill shelly who is a union leader who is railing against the railroad. Boxcar bertha thompson describes her life as a hobo and her misadventures with pimps, addicts, anarchists, wobblies, and criminals. Based on sister of the road, the fictionalized autobiography of radical and transient bertha thompson as. Praesent vestibulum tempor augue, vel egestas nulla commodo quis.
Cast and crew credits for boxcar bertha, 1972, directed by martin scorsese, with barbara hershey, david carradine, barry primus, at turner classic movies. Boxcar bertha 1972 changes the movie database tmdb. Siamo in grado fruire ritratto e magazzino sul tuo computer. An insert with an essay by julie kirgo is included as well. Watch the latest boxcar bertha trailer on video detective. This advice prompted scorsese to direct mean streets, the first of his many masterpieces. Boxcar bertha is een amerikaanse misdaadfilm uit 1972, geregisseerd door martin scorsese. Produced by roger corman and directed by martin scorsese, boxcar bertha is a bonnie and clyde.
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