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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.
- Sam Peckinpah
- Jerry Goldsmith, Richard Gillis
- March 18, 1970 (Los Angeles)
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.
- (10K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Sam Peckinpah
- 1970-03-18
Watchlist. After he is abandoned in the desert without water, Cable Hogue (Jason Robards) wanders for days until he finds a supply of water in a muddy ditch. Determining that the spot is the...
- (156)
- Sam Peckinpah
- R
- Jason Robards
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Rated R. 121 minutes. Advertisement. 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.
After four days of aimless wandering and desperate prayer Hogue discovers water. As its site is the only hole within 40 miles and conveniently close to the stagecoach route, Hogue establishes Cable Springs, an oasis for weary travelers.
Nevada, early-1900s. 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.
