The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Cable Hogue says … “Do unto others … as you would have others do unto you.”
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.
- Director
- Sam Peckinpah
- Signature
- Craft · Action · Humour
- Worldwide
- $5M
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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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Box Office & Release
The Ballad of Cable Hogue returned 1.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $4M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $5M
- Release date
- Mar 18, 1970
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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