Directed by:
Martin ScorseseCinematography:
John M. StephensCast:
Barbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry Primus, Bernie Casey, John Carradine, Victor Argo, Martin Scorsese, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Northup (more)VOD (3)
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Free-spirited Bertha (Barbara Hershey) is a small-time crook with a "love 'em and leave 'em" philosophy, until she falls hard for union man and Robin-Hood-of-the-rails, Big Bill Shelly (David Carradine). Stealing from the rich and giving to the workers, Bertha and Bill soon become the most notorious train robbers in the South. But as their crimes grow more brazen, the law grows more ruthless, and the duo discovers - too late - that their lifetime of larceny may have bought them a one-way ticket to a deadly destination! (official distributor synopsis)
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If I first watched the film "Bertha from the Cattle Yard" without knowing who directed it, I would have never guessed that it was actually Martin Scorsese, whom I have recently been trying to watch and learn a little more about how films are made from his movies. I think that his works are a testament to how to work with film, especially from a technical point of view. Of course, the content is also important here, but when you watch how a creator started, you notice more about the tools they used and what it meant in the film. It seems that Scorsese was searching a lot in the beginning of his career. More information can be found at: http://www.filmovy-denik.cz/2013/03/bertha-z-dobytcaku-1972-55.html
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