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Boxcar Bertha (Boxcar Bertha)
poster Réalisateur: Martin Scorsese
Acteurs: Barbara Hershey (as 'Boxcar' Bertha Thompson), David Carradine (as 'Big' Bill Shelly), Barry Primus (as Rake Brown), Bernie Casey (as Von Morton), John Carradine (as H. Buckram Sartoris), Victor Argo (as McIver #1), David Osterhout (as McIver #2 (as David R. Osterhout)), Grahame Pratt (as Emeric Pressburger), 'Chicken' Holleman (as M. Powell), Harry Northup (as Harvey Hall), Ann Morell (as Tillie Parr), Marianne Dole (as Mrs. Mailler), Joe Reynolds (as Joe Cox)
Pays: USA
Catégorie: Drama
Année: 1972
Résumé: Bertha is left on her own after her father dies in a aeroplane accident, and links up with controversial leader of the union, Big Bill Shelley, in depression-era America. On the run from McCarthy-ite witch-hunters who think Shelley is a 'red', they unwillingly become involved in underground crime, escape from jail, and ride boxcars on freight trains until the all-powerful railroad company catch up with Shelley and take their revenge.
Commentaire: Scorsese refers to this 1972 Roger Corman quickie--he shot it in the deep South in twenty-one days--as his "exploitation picture." Funny, that--if it came out today, it'd be the height of the Arty Independent Film. Barbara Hershey and David Carradine are this movie's knockoff of Bonnie and Clyde; the script ain't much, but Scorsese storyboarded every shot and hoo doggie! This guy was the greatest shotmaker ever, even when he was on Skid Row. Rent it for Hershey's lyrical style and the chance to discern the fetus of a genius.
Langue: English
Sous-titres: French
Durée: 92 Min
Format vidéo: DivX 5.x
Format audio: MPEG Layer 3 (MP3)
Nombre de CD: 1