The Ballad of Cable Hogue

The Ballad of Cable Hogue is a 1970 Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Jason Robards, Stella Stevens and David Warner. Set in the Arizona desert during a period when the frontier was closing, the film follows three years in the life of a failed prospector. While unmistakably a Western, the movie is quite unconventional for the genre and for the director. It contains only a few brief scenes of violence and gunplay, relying more on a subtly crafted story that could better be characterized as comedic in nature.

Confronted with sandstorms and other desert elements, Hogue bargains with God. Four days later, about to perish, he stumbles upon a muddy pit. He digs and discovers an abundant supply of water.After discovering that his well is the only source of water between two towns on a stagecoach route, he decides to live there and build a business. Hogues first paying customer is the Rev. Joshua Duncan Sloane David Warner, a wandering minister of a church of his own revelation. Joshua doubts the legitimacy of Hogues claim to the spring, prompting Hogue to race into town to file at the land office. ........

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