Summary
"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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+7)
Critics 61Audiences 54GoodWatch 58
Metascore62
Tomatometer59%
User score6.7
IMDb6.0
Letterboxd · 25 K ratings2.8/5
Audience score33%
Running time
1 h 29 min
Shorter than most crime movies, −17 min on the typical 106
typical 10689Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 76 more
Released
1972
June 14, 1972
54 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 6 more15 people
- Barbara HersheyBoxcar Bertha
- David CarradineBig Bill Shelly
- Barry PrimusRake Brown
- Bernie CaseyVon Morton
- John CarradineH. Buckram Sartoris
- Victor ArgoMcIver #1
- DODavid OsterhoutMcIver #2
- Harry NorthupHarvey Hall
- JRJoe ReynoldsJoe Cox
- MDMarianne DoleMrs. Mailler
- AMAnn MorellTillie Parr
- Martin ScorseseBrothel Client (uncredited)
- JCJerry CortezSheriff (uncredited)
Louie EliasBoxcar Tough (uncredited)- GRGayne RescherBrothel Client (uncredited)
Directing · 4
- Martin Scorsese Director, Editor
- Paul Rapp Assistant Director, Executive In Charge Of Production
- Russell Vreeland Second Assistant Director
- Bobbie Sierks Script Supervisor
Writing · 3
- Joyce Hooper Corrington Screenplay
- John William Corrington Screenplay
- Ben L. Reitman Book
Production · 7
- James H. Nicholson Executive Producer, Presenter
- Samuel Z. Arkoff Executive Producer, Presenter
- Roger Corman Producer
- David Sheldon Production Executive
- Julie Corman Associate Producer
- Harvey Jacobson Location Coordinator
Camera · 4
- John M. Stephens Director of Photography
- Paul M. Pollard Assistant Camera
- John Murray Key Grip
- Alex Touyarot Assistant Camera
Editing · 3
- Buzz Feitshans Editor
- George Trirogoff Assistant Editor
- Jack English Assistant Editor
Sound · 7
- Gib Guilbeau Original Music Composer
- Thad Maxwell Original Music Composer
- Roger Sword Sound Editor
- Donald F. Johnson Sound Mixer
- Ross Taylor Sound Editor
- Fred J. Brown Sound Editor
Art · 2
- David Nichols Other
- Walter Starkey Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Robert Modes Costume Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- Larry Gilhooly Gaffer
Other crew · 3
- William H. Burton Sr. Stunt Coordinator
- Salvatore Billitteri Post Production Supervisor
- Julian F. Myers Unit Publicist
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