---
title: 'Boxcar Bertha (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Martin Scorsese'
released: '1972-06-13'
runtime_minutes: 87
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Romance'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/boxcar-bertha-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068309/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Boxcar Bertha (1972)

1972 · 87 min · Drama, Action, Romance, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Boxcar Bertha is a 1972 American romantic crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and produced by Roger Corman, from a screenplay by Joyce H. Corrington and John William Corrington. Made on a low budget, the film is a loose adaptation of Sister of the Road, a pseudo-autobiographical account of the fictional character Bertha Thompson. It was Scorsese's second feature film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Martin Scorsese](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-scorsese)
- **Screenplay:** [John William Corrington](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-william-corrington), [Joyce Hooper Corrington](https://cinepixo.com/people/joyce-hooper-corrington)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gib Guilbeau](https://cinepixo.com/people/gib-guilbeau)
- **Producer:** [Roger Corman](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-corman)
- **Director of Photography:** [John M. Stephens](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-m-stephens)
- **Editor:** [Buzz Feitshans](https://cinepixo.com/people/buzz-feitshans)

## Cast

- [Barry Primus](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-primus)
- [Harry Northup](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-northup)
- [Bernie Casey](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernie-casey)
- [John Carradine](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carradine)
- [Victor Argo](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-argo)
- [Barbara Hershey](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-hershey)
- [Martin Scorsese](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-scorsese)
- [David Carradine](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-carradine)

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