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Bloody Mama (1970)

You gotta' believe... You gotta' have faith... But first, you gotta' get rid of the witnesses!

Genre : Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Roger Corman
Writer : Robert Thom

Synopsis

Sexually abused as a young girl, Kate "Ma" Barker grows into a violent and powerful woman by the 1930s. She lovingly dominates her grown sons and grooms them into a pack of tough crooks. The boys include the cruel Herman, who still shares a bed with Ma; Fred, an ex-con who fell in love with a fellow prisoner; and Lloyd, who gets high on whatever's handy. Together they form a deadly, bizarre family of Depression-era bandits.

Actors

Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters
'Ma' Kate Barker
Pat Hingle
Pat Hingle
Sam Adams Pendlebury
Don Stroud
Don Stroud
Herman Barker
Diane Varsi
Diane Varsi
Mona Gibson
Bruce Dern
Bruce Dern
Kevin Dirkman
Clint Kimbrough
Clint Kimbrough
Arthur Barker
Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
Lloyd Barker
Robert Walden
Robert Walden
Fred Barker
Alex Nicol
Alex Nicol
George Barker
Pamela Dunlap
Pamela Dunlap
Rembrandt
Michael Fox
Michael Fox
Dr. Roth
Scatman Crothers
Scatman Crothers
Moses

Crews

Roger Corman
Roger Corman
Director
Don Peters
Don Peters
Story
Robert Thom
Robert Thom
Screenplay
Robert Thom
Robert Thom
Story
Roger Corman
Roger Corman
Producer
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Executive Producer
James H. Nicholson
James H. Nicholson
Executive Producer
John A. Alonzo
John A. Alonzo
Director of Photography
Don Randi
Don Randi
Original Music Composer
Eve Newman
Eve Newman
Editor
Norman T. Herman
Norman T. Herman
Co-Producer
Dave Grayson
Dave Grayson
Makeup Artist
Bette Iverson
Bette Iverson
Hairstylist

Trailers and other movies

Bloody Mama (1970) Roadshow Home Video Australia Trailer
Roger Corman on BLOODY MAMA

Posters and backgrounds

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