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Summary:

"During the Great Depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad"-- [Internet Movie Database]

Contributors:

Scorsese, Martin , film director

Corman, Roger, 1926-2024 , film producer

Corrington, Joyce H. , screenwriter

Corrington, John William , screenwriter

Nicholson, James H., 1916-1972 , presenter

Arkoff, Samuel Z., 1918-2001 , presenter

Hershey, Barbara, 1948- , actor

Carradine, David , actor

Primus, Barry, 1938- , actor

Casey, Bernie , actor

Carradine, John , actor

Stephens, John M. (John Morley) , director of photography

Feitshans, Buzz , editor of moving image work

Guilbeau, Gib , composer

Maxwell, Thad , composer

Box-Car Bertha

American International Pictures (1956-1980) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Sandpiper Pictures , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Orion Pictures

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1992- )

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Dialogue in English; subtitles in English.

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Sister of the road [by Box-Car Bertha]

Subjects:

Box-Car Bertha — Drama

Labor unions — Officials and employees — Drama

Young women — Drama

Revenge — Drama

Box-Car Bertha

Labor unions — Officials and employees

Labor unions

Young women

Revenge

Genres:

Motion pictures

Crime films

Romance films

Feature films

Fiction films

Drama

System Details:

Blu-ray; region A; DTS mono.

Performers:

Cast: Barbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry Primus, Bernie Casey, John Carradine.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, John Stephens ; editor, Buzz Feitshans ; music by Gib Guilbeau, Thad Maxwell.

General Notes:

Description based on: Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1972.
"Based on characters contained in "Sister of the Road", the autobiography of Boxcar Bertha Thompson as told to Dr. Ben L. Reitman"--Container.
Wide screen (1.85:1).

Audience:

MPAA rating: R.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; mono; DTS; sound

Film Characteristics:

1.85:1; wide screen

Digital Characteristics:

video file; Blu-ray; region A

Call Numbers:

BOX 1972 BLU

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 850035985274
Publisher Number, Sandpiper Pictures: SP527

OCLC Numbers:

1370255644