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The Ballad of Cable Hogue poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 72.5 / 100
1970·Comedy / Drama / Romance·2h 1m

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. 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.

Above the Line
Sam Peckinpah·DirectorGordon T. Dawson·WriterEdmund Penney·WriterLucien Ballard·Director of PhotographyJerry Goldsmith·Original Music ComposerLou Lombardo·Editor
Cast
Jason Robards·Cable HogueStella Stevens·HildySlim Pickens·Ben FairchildDavid Warner·JoshuaL.Q. Jones·TaggartStrother Martin·BowenR.G. Armstrong·QuittnerPeter Whitney·CushingGene Evans·CleteWilliam Mims·Jensen
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 2
Sam Peckinpah·DirectorJohn Gaudioso·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Gordon T. Dawson·WriterEdmund Penney·WriterJohn Crawford·Writer
Camera· 4
Lucien Ballard·Director of PhotographyThomas Laughridge·Camera OperatorRoger Shearman Jr.·Camera OperatorHarry Young·First Assistant Camera
Editing· 2
Lou Lombardo·EditorFrank Santillo·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Jerry Goldsmith·Original Music ComposerDon Rush·SoundTex Rudloff·Sound Re-Recording MixerDan Wallin·Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art & Design· 4
Leroy Coleman·Art DirectionJack Mills·Set DecorationAl Fleming·Makeup ArtistGary Liddiard·Makeup Artist
Production· 5
Sam Peckinpah·ProducerPhil Feldman·Executive ProducerGeorge Templeton·Unit Production ManagerWilliam D. Faralla·Co-ProducerGordon T. Dawson·Associate Producer
Other Departments· 6
Kathryn Blondell·HairstylistBud Hulburd·Special EffectsMickey Gilbert·StuntsSteve Ward·StuntsTroy Ward·StuntsJack Williams·Stunts
By the Numbers
72.5
OF 100
Master Score
7.2
OF 10
IMDb
94%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$5M
ROI 35%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Rustic, Romantic, Gentle
Composition
Layered
Era
1970s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The poster features a large close-up of a bearded man in a hat smiling, with a blonde woman looking down to his right. Below them, a smaller scene shows a man a”

romancedrama
Key Elements
HatWooden BarrelBucket
Atmosphere
Warm
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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