Boxcar Bertha

Martin Scorsese
1972-06-14

Life made her an outcast. Love made her an outlaw.
5.851
88 min

"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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Barbara Hershey Boxcar Bertha Unowned
David Carradine Big Bill Shelly Unowned
Barry Primus Rake Brown Unowned
Bernie Casey Von Morton Unowned
John Carradine H. Buckram Sartoris Unowned
Victor Argo McIver #1 Unowned
David Osterhout McIver #2 Unowned
Harry Northup Harvey Hall Unowned
Joe Reynolds Joe Cox Unowned
Marianne Dole Mrs. Mailler Unowned
Ann Morell Tillie Parr Unowned
Martin Scorsese Brothel Client (uncredited) Unowned
Jerry Cortez Sheriff (uncredited) Unowned
Louie Elias Boxcar Tough (uncredited) Unowned
Gayne Rescher Brothel Client (uncredited) Unowned