Ben Thompson

In 1963, armed with just a typewriter, a Midlands housewife began a 30-year battle against the permissive society. But how successful was the original 'cancel culture' warrior?

In demand as a cellist for his improvisation work across major film and television soundtracks for composers including Lorne Balfe, Alex Heffes, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Michael Price and many others, Spitfire Audio developed a sample library of Peter's extended cello techniques and sounds from his blue, five-string electric cello, all recorded at Pixel, his studio at Tileyard Studios, London.

Bertha Thompson links up with union organizer "Big" Bill Shelley after the death of her father. Running afoul of anti-union forces, Bertha and Shelley are forced into a life of crime. Whereas Bonnie and Clyde robbed banks, Boxcar Bertha's specialty is trains. A story of this nature can only end in tragedy, and wait until you see Carradine's symbolic demise! For the record, there really was a Boxcar Bertha Thompson, and it is her autobiography, Sister of the Road, that serves as the basis for Joyce and John Corrington's screenplay.

Bertha es un espíritu libre y una bandida de poca monta con una actitud de "ámalos y déjalos"… hasta que se enamora del sindicalista (y Robin Hood del ferrocarril) Big Hill Shelly. Bertha y Bill se dedican entonces a robarle a los ricos para dárselo a los trabajadores y rápidamente se convierten en los asaltantes de trenes más famosos del sur. Pero a medida que sus delitos se vuelven más atrevidos, la ley se toma más implacable y la pareja descubrirá, demasiado tarde, que esa vida de asaltantes tal vez les lleve a un viaje sin retorno… hacia un destino final.