Boxcar Bertha

– Based on "Sister of the Road," the fictionalized autobiography of radical and transient Bertha Thomp..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 28 Minutes
Release Year:
1972
Boxcar Bertha
Boxcar Bertha (1972)

Based on "Sister of the Road," the fictionalized autobiography of radical and transient Bertha Thompson as written by physician Dr. Ben L. Reitman, 'Boxcar' Bertha Thompson, a woman labor organizer in Arkansas during the violence-filled Depression of the early '30's meets up with rabble-rousing union man 'Big' Bill Shelly and they team up to fight the corrupt railroad establishment.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Boxcar Bertha (1972) - Trailer

Release Date:

14 Jun 1972

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

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Based on "Sister of the Road," the fictionalized autobiography of radical and transient Bertha Thompson as written by physician Dr. Ben L. Reitman, 'Boxcar' Bertha Thompson, a woman labor organizer in Arkansas during the violence-filled Depression of the early '30's meets up with rabble-rousing union man 'Big' Bill Shelly and they team up to fight the corrupt railroad establishment and she is eventually sucked into a life of crime with him.

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Internet Movie Database:
6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
48%
Metacritic:
61%

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