The Ballad of Cable Hogue
(1970)
Regisseur:
Sam PeckinpahSchauspieler:
Jason Robards, Strother Martin, Stella Stevens, David WarnerGoldsucher Hogue (Jason Robards) wird ausgeraubt in der Wüste zurückgelassen. Aber er entdeckt eine rettende Quelle nahe der Postroute. Hogue baut eine Poststation auf, vergnügt sich mit der ehemaligen Prostituierten Hildy (Stella Stevens) und übt sich in Geduld. Er weiß: Irgendwann werden die Täter vorbeikommen…Elegisch und ganz ohne die Gewalt, für die der Regisseur bekannt ist. Copyright © Cinema.de
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 whore 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.
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 whore 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.
