Boxcar Bertha (1972)
Boxcar Bertha is a book-based movie adapted from "Sister of the road" by Box-Car Bertha, Ben Reitman, Bertha Thompson. This Crime/Drama film is a loose adaptation, and its release date is June 14, 1972.
The Source Material
Sister of the road
The Autobiography of Boxcar Bertha - as told to Dr. Ben Reitman
by Box-Car Bertha, Ben Reitman, Bertha Thompson
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Overview
Another raging slab of real American history you're not likely to find in the textbooks. This is second title in the new (and best-selling!) Nabat series that debuted with Jack Black's You Can't Win. It's a window into a wildly under-appreciated dropout cultur…
About The Movie
Description
"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.
Details
- Title
- Boxcar Bertha
- Original Title
- Boxcar Bertha
- Original Language
- EN
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- US Theatrical
- June 14, 1972 · Rated R