Summary
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.
Details
Release Date: March 24, 1970
Runtime: 90 minutes
Genres: Crime, Drama
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 5.5/10 (96 votes)
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Cast

Shelley Winters
'Ma' Kate Barker

Pat Hingle
Sam Adams Pendlebury

Don Stroud
Herman Barker

Diane Varsi
Mona Gibson

Bruce Dern
Kevin Dirkman

Clint Kimbrough
Arthur Barker

Robert De Niro
Lloyd Barker

Robert Walden
Fred Barker

Alex Nicol
George Barker

Pamela Dunlap
Rembrandt

Michael Fox
Dr. Roth

Scatman Crothers
Moses

Stacy Harris
Agent McClellan

Steve Mitchell
Sheriff

Ted Eccles
Victim (uncredited)

Alan Haufrect
Prisoner (uncredited)








