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Life made her an outcast. Love made her an outlaw. - Boxcar Bertha
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Title: Boxcar Bertha

Release Date: 14 Jun 1972

Runtime: 1h 28m

Genre: Crime, Drama

Director: American International Pictures

Production Companies: American International Pictures

Overview: "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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Ratings

Average Vote: 5.9 (213 votes)

Cast

  • Boxcar Bertha: Barbara Hershey
  • Big Bill Shelly: David Carradine
  • Rake Brown: Barry Primus
  • Von Morton: Bernie Casey
  • H. Buckram Sartoris: John Carradine
  • McIver #1: Victor Argo
  • McIver #2: David Osterhout
  • Harvey Hall: Harry Northup
  • Joe Cox: Joe Reynolds
  • Mrs. Mailler: Marianne Dole
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