Jason Robards
Cable Hogue
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The Ballad of Cable Hogue is a 1970 American Technicolor Western comedy film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Jason Robards, Stella Stevens and David Warner. Set in the Arizona desert during a period when the frontier was closing, the film follows three years in the life of a failed prospector.
Mar 18, 1970 · The Ballad of Cable Hogue: Directed by Sam Peckinpah. With Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, David Warner, Strother Martin. A hobo accidentally stumbles onto a water spring, and creates a profitable way station in the middle of the desert.
- (11K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Sam Peckinpah
- 1970-03-18
Sam Peckinpah’s “The Ballad of Cable Hogue” is a splendid example of the New Western. It’s also a fine movie, a wonderfully comic tale we didn’t quite expect from a director who seems more at home with violence than with humor.
Cable Hogue (Jason Robards) is left alone to die in the unforgiving desert by two colleagues, only to find his fortune when he discovers water in an area where none was thought...
- (17)
- Sam Peckinpah
- R
- Jason Robards
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The Ballad of Cable Hogue. Love, comedy and drama are combined in this tale of desert survival in the Old West from legendary director Sam Peckinpah. 859. IMDb 7.2 2 h 1 min 1970 R. Comedy • Drama • Fun • Gritty. Rent. HD $1.79. Buy. HD $5.99. More purchase. options. Available to rent or buy.
Cable Hogue (played by Jason Robards) is double-crossed and robbed by his two partners. he is left for dead, wandering the desert without water. However, Hogue manages to survive and sets about restoring his fortunes.
