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The Ballad of Cable Hogue

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The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)

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Reviews Counted:17

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Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.4/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins

Genre: Westerns

Synopsis: This charming comic western features a winning performance by star Jason Robards as prospector Calble Hogue. Double-crossed and left for dead in the desert, Hogue recovers to find the only well for... This charming comic western features a winning performance by star Jason Robards as prospector Calble Hogue. Double-crossed and left for dead in the desert, Hogue recovers to find the only well for miles. Soon Hogue's turned the place into a thriving oasis and eventually his treacherous partners return so Hogue can have the revenge he hankers. An unusual but winning offering from the notoriously violent Peckinpah. [More]

Starring: Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, David Warner, Strother Martin

Starring: Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, David Warner, Strother Martin, L.Q. Jones, Slim Pickens, Peter Whitney, Gene Evans, R.G. Armstrong

Director: Sam Peckinpah

Director: Sam Peckinpah
Producer: Sam Peckinpah
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Producer: Phil Feldman, William D. Faralla

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