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- 1972
- R
- American International Pictures (AIP)
- 1 h 28 m
- 1972
- R
- American International Pictures (AIP)
- 1 h 28 m
Summary During the Great Depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad.
Directed By: Martin Scorsese
- 1972
- R
- American International Pictures (AIP)
- 1 h 28 m
- 1972
- R
- American International Pictures (AIP)
- 1 h 28 m
Boxcar Bertha
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6.7
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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.
Directed By: Martin Scorsese
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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57% Positive
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29% Mixed
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14% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
61
57% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
29% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
14% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Superior formula stuff, injected with a rare degree of life by enthusiastic direction that occasionally tries for virtuosity and succeeds, and by a neat performance from Hershey that avoids the yawning traps in the script (built-in sex sequences, the she-loved-her-man theme in general).
The thoughtful, ironic script by Joyce H. Corrington and John William Corrington thins only toward the middle and the whole thing has been beautifully directed by Mar tin Scorsese, who really comes into his own here.
Boxcar Bertha is a weirdly interesting movie and not really the sleazy exploitation film the ads promise.
Lots of violence, typical of the Corman exploitation mill, but the film still shows the budding talent of Scorsese in his use of moving-camera and period detail.
It's not done in a way that suggests a fully formed talent—"promising juvenilia" is about the most one can say for it.
Performances are dull. Whatever sociological, political or dramatic motivations may once have existed in the story have been ruthlessly stripped from the plot, leaving all characters bereft of empathy or sympathy. There’s hardly a pretense toward justifying the carnage
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 User Ratings
6.7
54% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 User Ratings
6.7
54% Positive
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46% Mixed
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0% Negative
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