1. The Ballad of Cable Hogue movie review (1970) - Roger Ebert
Cable Hogue is a prospector with a mean streak and a first-name relationship with God. After his no-good partners leave him for dead in the desert, he crawls ...
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
2. The Ballad of Cable Hogue | Rotten Tomatoes
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 ...
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 only spring in the area, Cable decides to start a business offering water to passing stagecoaches. Aided by his new friend, Joshua (David Warner), and a prostitute named Hildy (Stella Stevens), Cable builds a successful business. However, when motorcars start to pass, Cable realizes his trade is down to its last days.
3. The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) - Turner Classic Movies - TCM
A prospector creates a thriving stagecoach stop at the site of a spring.
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4. The Ballad of Cable Hogue (Warner Bros, 1970) - Jeff Arnold's West
Jul 28, 2022 · A gentle, abstract evening tale of a man who bargains with God when abandoned by treacherous partners out in the scorched Nevada desert.
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5. THE BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE at 50: A Retrospective - blood + spirit
Apr 4, 2020 · The intimate character study of a stubborn desert rat that faces death, makes good and finds love spoke to Peckinpah in more ways than one.
See AlsoMitchell Kronish ObituaryTo crib a line from his friend and collaborator Kris Kristofferson, Sam Peckinpah was a walking contradiction. The visionary director, known best for his controversial portrayal of onscreen violence in films like The Wild Bunch and Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia , wasn’t reveling in the carn
6. The Ballad of Cable Hogue - Senses of Cinema
Oct 5, 2014 · This short opening scene establishes the plotline of Cable being abandoned in the desert, left to die and then miraculously stumbling onto a ...
7. Neglected Gem: The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) - Critics At Large
Jun 7, 2018 · You could say that it's a cautionary fable about the folly of choosing vengeance over love: if Cable had chosen to run off with Hildy rather ...
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8. The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) - Classic Western Movies-1970's
Feb 12, 2013 · THE BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE DIRECTED & PRODUCED BY SAM PECKINPAH PRODUCED BY GORDON T. DAWSON/ WILLIAM D. FARALLA/ PHILL FELDMAN (Associates) ...
THE BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE DIRECTED & PRODUCED BY SAM PECKINPAH PRODUCED BY GORDON T. DAWSON/ WILLIAM D. FARALLA/ PHILL FELDMAN (Associates) WARNER BROS. PICTURES Information from IMDb Plot Summary Double-crossed and left without water in the desert,…
9. The Ballad of Cable Hogue | film by Peckinpah [1970] - Britannica
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) was something of a departure for Peckinpah. It was a quirky and ironic parable about the passing of the Old West, with Jason ...
Other articles where The Ballad of Cable Hogue is discussed: Sam Peckinpah: Bloody Sam: The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) was something of a departure for Peckinpah. It was a quirky and ironic parable about the passing of the Old West, with Jason Robards, David Warner, and Stella Stevens. Straw Dogs (1971), however, was another violent, boundary-breaking drama. The…
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