America 1929 - Sterminateli senza pietà

Titolo originale: Boxcar Bertha
Regia: Martin Scorsese |
Anno: 1972
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Crime Dramma
Tag: depression | based on novel or book | labor organizer |
Cast: Barbara Hershey | David Carradine | Barry Primus | Bernie Casey | John Carradine | Victor Argo | David Osterhout | Harry Northup | Joe Reynolds | Marianne Dole | Ann Morell | Martin Scorsese | Jerry Cortez | Louie Elias | Gayne Rescher |

Bill, sindacalista anarcoide, imbocca la strada dell'illegalità per aiutare gli operai e poi diventa un bandito. In prigione incontra Bertha e i due, evasi rocambolescamente, si mettono insieme per rapinare banche e ferrovie ma vengono presi, evadono un'altra volta e sono massacrati dalla polizia.

Errori

Rake is shown loading a Remington 1866 model 95 derringer with center-fire cartridges, but that gun [...] D
When the gang hijacks the locomotive, it is pulling a tank car and box car. Later shots show only th [...] D
The back door of the railroad president's private car has a connecting diaphragm for passing between [...] D
Rake is shot out the rear of the railroad president's private car, but Bertha watches it from the fr [...] D
In the first long shot of Bill crucified on the side of the boxcar, it is the last car on the train. [...] D
At the beginning of the film, when the biplane lands on the grassy field, the sound of airplane whee [...] D
The caboose the gang robs is of a distinctive design used only by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & [...] D
Shortly after the film begins, a very modern trackside railroad signal and control box are shown. Th [...] D
Bertha frees Bill Shelley from the prison gang by faking a punctured tire. The wheel with the flat i [...] D
The currency shown in the film is all modern, post 1960s, with modern banking money bands. D
The McIver brother who falls into the puddle after being shot is dry right after he crawls out. D
Many of the men's hairstyles in the film are more modern (early 70's) long, feathered, or Afro hair [...] D
When Bertha first takes the feather at the party, the right strap of her dress is drooping. In the n [...] D
The boxcars rolling behind the characters in the 1930s, have dates stenciled on them indicating that [...] D