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Director: Martin Scorsese
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From Time Out Film Guide
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). She plays Bertha, the Arkansas farm girl who hits the road, with the right degree of matter-of-factness and a lot of humour. The film traces the alienation of Bertha, a trade unionist she meets, a black friend of his, and a small-time Yankee conman - slipping into crime, stealing from the railroad bosses, and sending part of the haul back to the railway union. Produced by Cormans Roger and Julie, from the memoirs of the real Bertha Thompson.Author: VG
Cast & crew
Director: Martin Scorsese
Producer: Roger Corman
Cast: Barbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry Primus, Bernie Casey, John Carradine full cast
Genre(s): Action/Adventure
Duration: 88 mins
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