An interesting collaboration with producer Roger Corman and a young Martin Scorsese (subsequent films would define his career from Mean Streets to Raging Bull) and while the direction is solid, the performances are what makes Boxcar Bertha memorable, headlined by the David Carradine.
Boxcar Bertha
— The Limited Edition Series —
(1972)
Genre(s): Drama, Romance
Twilight Time | R – 89 min. – $29.95 | October 11, 2016
Date Published: 11/13/2016 | Author: The Movieman
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PLOT SYNOPSIS
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Boxcar Bertha takes on additional layers of meaning thanks to its youthful director, the just-then-emerging Martin Scorsese. Barbara Hershey and David Carradine star as a pair of doomed lovers in the Depression-era American South, turning to train robbery and life on the run. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 0.5/5 |
| Along with the usual essay booklet, this release includes the film’s Theatrical Trailer (2:30; HD). |
VIDEO – 4.25/5 |
| Boxcar Bertha debuts on Blu-ray with a 1080p high-definition transfer and presented in its original 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio. For such an obscure movie, as the tradition for most Twilight Time releases, the picture doesn’t look too bad: detail is sharp and well defined and while colors are muted in keeping with the Depression-era setting. There were some instances of dust marks but nothing overly distracting. |
AUDIO – 4.0/5 |
| The disc includes a DTS-HD MA 1.0 track and for a movie that is mostly dialogue driven, it’s not half bad. There is the music from Gib Guilbeau and Thad Maxwell (presented here as an isolated track) that adds a bit of depth but with everything funneled through the center speaker, it’s fairly limited. |
OVERALL – 3.0/5 |
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Overall, an interesting collaboration with producer Roger Corman and a young Martin Scorsese (subsequent films would define his career from Mean Streets to Raging Bull) and while the direction is solid, the performances are what makes Boxcar Bertha memorable, headlined by the late David Carradine. The Blu-ray released by Twilight Time unfortunately is limited with only a trailer though the video and audio transfers are pretty good. |
Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers.