DVD, "Boxcar Bertha"
Object number2008.184.01
Date1972
MediumPlastic, Paper, Ink
Dimensions7 1/2 x 5 5/16 x 1/2 in. (19.1 x 13.5 x 1.3 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionDVD case of the movie "Boxcar Bertha." Released in 1972, the film was filmed around the Camden area and the Reader Railroad in Arkansas. The film is largely considered the first major project for the now revered director Martin Scorsese. The cover has brown tints and shows an image of Barbara Hershey, who played Boxcar Bertha, in a white dress standing between two train cars. The film is a loose adaptation of the nonfiction book, "Sister of the Road."Status
Not on view
