Boxcar Bertha
(DVD)
Contributors
Scorsese, Martin, film director.
Corman, Roger, 1926- film producer.
Nicholson, James H., 1916-1972, film producer.
Arkoff, Samuel Z., 1918-2001, film producer.
Corrington, Joyce H., screenwriter.
Corman, Roger, 1926- film producer.
Nicholson, James H., 1916-1972, film producer.
Arkoff, Samuel Z., 1918-2001, film producer.
Corrington, Joyce H., screenwriter.
Rating
MPAA rating: R.
Status
Movie (Entertainment) - North Wing Basement
AD 19364
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AD 19364
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color with a black and white sequence ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
027616925152
Notes
General Note
Wide screen (1.85:1).
General Note
Container credits and summary in English and French.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1972.
General Note
Copyright 2005 on container.
General Note
Based on the fictional autobiography Sister of the road by Ben Lewis Reitman.
General Note
Special features include theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, John Stephens ; editor, Buzz Feitshans ; music, Gib Guilbeau, Thad Maxwell.
Participants/Performers
Barbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry Primus, Bernie Casey, John Carradine.
Description
Set in the 1930's, a homeless woman and an union organizer team up on a crime spree to get revenge from a railroad company.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
System Details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; mono; Dolby digital.
Language
English and French language soundtracks (mono) with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Box-Car Bertha -- Drama.
Crime films.
Feature films.
Female offenders -- United States -- Drama.
Film adaptations
Labor unions -- Organizing -- United States -- Drama.
Train robberies -- United States -- Drama.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Women tramps -- United States -- Drama.
Crime films.
Feature films.
Female offenders -- United States -- Drama.
Film adaptations
Labor unions -- Organizing -- United States -- Drama.
Train robberies -- United States -- Drama.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Women tramps -- United States -- Drama.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Scorsese, M., Corman, R., Nicholson, J. H., Arkoff, S. Z., Corrington, J. H., Corrington, J. W., Hershey, B., Carradine, D., Primus, B., Casey, B., Carradine, J., Stephens, J. M., Feitshans, B., Guilbeau, G., Maxwell, T., & Reitman, B. L. 1. (2004). Boxcar Bertha . MGM Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Martin, Scorsese et al.. 2004. Boxcar Bertha. [Place of publication not identified]: MGM Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Martin, Scorsese et al.. Boxcar Bertha [Place of publication not identified]: MGM Home Entertainment, 2004.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Scorsese, Martin,, et al. Boxcar Bertha MGM Home Entertainment, 2004.
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