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Boxcar Bertha

1972 · 89 min

A gritty, melancholic ride through the Depression-era South, blending romance and violence with a raw, restless energy.

Directed by
Martin Scorsese
Genres
Crime, Drama
Tagline
Life made her an outcast. Love made her an outlaw.
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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Directed by
Martin Scorsese
Genres
Crime, Drama
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • love
  • crime
  • corruption
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Martin Scorsese
Written by
John William Corrington, Joyce Hooper Corrington
Starring
Barbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry Primus, Bernie Casey, John Carradine, Victor Argo, David Osterhout, Harry Northup
Music
Gib Guilbeau, Thad Maxwell
Cinematography
John M. Stephens
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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