Boxcar Bertha
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Boxcar Bertha is a 1972 American crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, loosely based on the life of a Depression-era female outlaw who rides the rails and becomes involved in labor struggles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boxcar Bertha canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10207715 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boxcar Bertha Context triple: [David Carradine, notableWork, Boxcar Bertha]
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A.
Boxcar
"Boxcar" is a popular punk rock song by the American band Jawbreaker, known for its catchy melody and lyrics critiquing punk subculture labels.
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B.
Hodiak
Hodiak is a surname most notably associated with American actor John Hodiak, known for his film and stage roles in the 1940s and 1950s.
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C.
Bernmobil
Bernmobil is the public transport company responsible for operating trams, buses, and other urban transit services in the Swiss city of Bern.
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D.
The Dinky
The Dinky is a short commuter rail shuttle service that connects Princeton University to the nearby Princeton Junction station on New Jersey Transit's Northeast Corridor line.
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E.
Red Car Trolley
Red Car Trolley is a vintage-style streetcar attraction at Disney California Adventure Park that transports guests along Buena Vista Street and Hollywood Land, evoking Los Angeles transit of the 1920s–30s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boxcar Bertha Target entity description: Boxcar Bertha is a 1972 American crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, loosely based on the life of a Depression-era female outlaw who rides the rails and becomes involved in labor struggles.
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A.
Boxcar
"Boxcar" is a popular punk rock song by the American band Jawbreaker, known for its catchy melody and lyrics critiquing punk subculture labels.
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B.
Hodiak
Hodiak is a surname most notably associated with American actor John Hodiak, known for his film and stage roles in the 1940s and 1950s.
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C.
Bernmobil
Bernmobil is the public transport company responsible for operating trams, buses, and other urban transit services in the Swiss city of Bern.
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D.
The Dinky
The Dinky is a short commuter rail shuttle service that connects Princeton University to the nearby Princeton Junction station on New Jersey Transit's Northeast Corridor line.
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E.
Red Car Trolley
Red Car Trolley is a vintage-style streetcar attraction at Disney California Adventure Park that transports guests along Buena Vista Street and Hollywood Land, evoking Los Angeles transit of the 1920s–30s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Sister of the Road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
autobiographical novel by Ben L. Reitman ⓘ |
| castMember |
Barbara Hershey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barry Primus NERFINISHED ⓘ Bernie Casey NERFINISHED ⓘ David Carradine NERFINISHED ⓘ John Carradine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Bertha Thompson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Big Bill Shelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Rake Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Von Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | John M. Stephens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Martin Scorsese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | American International Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Buzz Feitshans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraDepicted | 1930s ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | life of a Depression-era female outlaw ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ exploitation film ⓘ |
| hasPosterTagline | Life made her an outcast. Love made her an outlaw. ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
labor struggles
ⓘ
outlaw life ⓘ train hopping ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Barbara Hershey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Carradine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy |
David Nichtern
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gale Garnett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | early feature film directed by Martin Scorsese ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Follows a young woman riding the rails during the Great Depression who becomes involved with a union organizer and labor struggles. ⓘ |
| producer | Roger Corman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | New World Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1972-08-18 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 88 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
John William Corrington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joyce Hooper Corrington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Boxcar Bertha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Boxcar Bertha Description of subject: Boxcar Bertha is a 1972 American crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, loosely based on the life of a Depression-era female outlaw who rides the rails and becomes involved in labor struggles.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.