When Bertha is orphaned she links up with a controversial leader of a union Big Bill Shelley. On the run from McCarthy type 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 bosses catch up with Shelley and take their revenge...
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play When Bertha is orphaned she links up with a controversial leader of a union Big Bill Shelley On the run from McCarthy type witch hunters who think Shelley is a &39;red&39; they unwillingly become involved in underground crime escape from jail and ride boxcars on freight trains until the all powerful railroad bosses catch up with Shelley and take their revenge Actors Barbara Hershey John Carradine David Carradine Barry Primus Bernie Casey & Victor ArgoDirector Martin ScorseseCertificate 18 years and overYear 1972Screen Widescreen 1851 AnamorphicLanguages English ; German ; French ; Spanish - Dolby Digital (10) MonoSubtitles French ; Dutch ; Swedish ; Finnish ; Portuguese ; Polish ; Greek ; English for the hearing impairedDuration 1 hour and 28 minutes (approx)Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players
Martin Scorsese's second film traces the exploits of real-life train robber Bertha Thompson, played by Barbara Hershey. During the depression, farmgirl Bertha hits the road and meets a trade unionist (David Carradine) and his crooked friends. Soon they are ripping off the railway bosses and giving some of the spoils back to the union. Produced by Roger Corman.
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