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The Ballad of Cable Hogue
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The Ballad of Cable Hogue

1970-03-18 · 121 min · ★ 7.0

Comedy · Western · Action

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.

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Directors
Sam Peckinpah
Production companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 3,716,946
Revenue
USD 5,000,000

Top Cast

Jason RobardsJason RobardsCable Hogue
Stella StevensStella StevensHildy
Slim PickensSlim PickensBen Fairchild
David WarnerDavid WarnerJoshua
L.Q. JonesL.Q. JonesTaggart
Strother MartinStrother MartinBowen
R.G. ArmstrongR.G. ArmstrongQuittner
Peter WhitneyPeter WhitneyCushing
Gene EvansGene EvansClete
William MimsJensen
Susan O'ConnellClaudia
Vaughn TaylorVaughn TaylorPowell
Kathleen FreemanKathleen FreemanMrs. Jensen
Max EvansWebb Seely
James AndersonJames AndersonPreacher
Felix NelsonWilliam
Darwin LambThe Stranger
Mary MundayMary MundayDot
William D. FarallaLucius
Matthew PeckinpahMatthew

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