Is The Ballad of Cable Hogue scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Ballad of Cable Hogue easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Ballad of Cable Hogue sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Ballad of Cable Hogue end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Ballad of Cable Hogue violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

Name: The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Genre: Comedy, Western, Action
Released: 1970
Duration: 121 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, Slim Pickens, David Warner, L.Q. Jones

Cable Hogue says … “Do unto others … as you would have others do unto you.”

Directed by Sam Peckinpah

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures

1970121 min7.0 / 10

A wry, picaresque Western comedy about a prospector's rise and fall, grounded in themes of redemption, human connection, and the inevitable march of progress.

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.

Clusters

Artists Fooling Themselves Feel-Good Homecoming Stories Bittersweet Second Chances Quirky Characters Finding Purpose Roads and Railways

Genres

Comedy Western Action

Keywords

Prostitute Homeless Person Desert Stagecoach Prospector Reverend Way Station Rattlesnake

Questions people ask

Is The Ballad of Cable Hogue scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Ballad of Cable Hogue easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Is The Ballad of Cable Hogue sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does The Ballad of Cable Hogue end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Ballad of Cable Hogue violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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