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18/03/1970 Comedy, Western, Action 2h 1m
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Cable Hogue says … “Do unto others … as you would have others do unto you.”

Overview

Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. It is in just the right spot for a much needed rest stop on the local stagecoach line, and Hogue uses this to his advantage. He builds a house and makes money off the stagecoach passengers. Hildy, a prostitute from the nearest town, moves in with him. Hogue has everything going his way until the advent of the automobile ends the era of the stagecoach.

  1. Sam Peckinpah

    Director

  2. Gordon T. Dawson

    Writer

  3. Edmund Penney

    Writer

  4. John Crawford

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Jason Robards

    Cable Hogue

  2. Stella Stevens

    Hildy

  3. Slim Pickens

    Ben Fairchild

  4. David Warner

    Joshua

  5. L.Q. Jones

    Taggart

  6. Strother Martin

    Bowen

  7. R.G. Armstrong

    Quittner

  8. Peter Whitney

    Cushing

  9. Gene Evans

    Clete

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2017-05-17
Peckinpah's lyrical vision of the West provides humour and comfort to director and viewer alike.

The Ballad Of Cable Hogue sees Sam Peckinpah in jolly form. There is nothing here to trouble the censors, a bit of violence here and there - and some nasty human traits seam through the story, but this is purely a funny and touching movie that again deals with a Peckinpah fave theme of the Old West passing. Only difference is here he has his tongue firmly in cheek as he observes the thirst for finance sweeping across the country.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$3,716,946.00

Revenue
$5,000,000.00

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