Midnight Cowboy

Name: Midnight Cowboy
Director: John Schlesinger
Released: 1969-05-25

1969 · 1h 53m

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Directed by John Schlesinger

Synopsis

Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.

Awards

42nd Academy Awards· 1970

Best PictureJerome HellmanWon
DirectingJohn SchlesingerWon
Writing (Adapted)Waldo Salt By James Leo HerlihyWon
Actor in a Leading RoleDustin Hoffman
Actor in a Leading RoleJon Voight
Actress in a Supporting RoleSylvia Miles
Film EditingHugh A. Robertson

Details

Released: 25 May 1969
Runtime: 1h 53m
Director: John Schlesinger
Writers: Waldo Salt
Budget: $3,600,000
Box office: $44,785,053
Countries: United States of America
Languages: English, Italian
Production: Florin Productions, Jerome Hellman Productions, United Artists

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Cast

Dustin HoffmanNominated
Jon VoightNominated
Sylvia MilesNominated
John McGiver
Brenda Vaccaro
Barnard Hughes
Ruth White
Jennifer Salt
Gilman Rankin
GGary Owens