The Ballad of Cable Hogue

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1970-05-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

121 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (5931 Reviews)

Director:

Sam Peckinpah

Fullplot:

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 whore 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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