# Bertha Boxcar (1972)

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**Original title**: *Boxcar Bertha*
**Runtime**: 88 min
**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

> *Life made her an outcast. Love made her an outlaw.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You ride the rails in 1930s Arkansas and then corruption catches up, but Martin Scorsese sets the tone.

**Mood tags**: gut-punch, outsider, raw

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