Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Directed by John Schlesinger

Drama

Film Synopsis

Joe Buck leaves his backwater town in Texas and sets off for New York, hoping to make his fortune by selling himself to rich, lonely women as the handsome cowboy.  Life in the city turns out to be much harder than he expected and it isn't long before Joe's illusions have well and truly evaporated.  Alone and penniless, he strikes up an acquaintance with Ratso Rizzo, a sickly Italian with a limp.  With few other options open to him, Joe agrees to share Ratso's miserable squat.  The two men swap stories about their past and soon realise that, different though they may be in every other respect, they share the same dreams - to escape and live a life of ease in Florida...
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Film Credits

  • Director: John Schlesinger
  • Script: Waldo Salt, James Leo Herlihy (novel)
  • Photo: Adam Holender
  • Music: John Barry
  • Cast: Dustin Hoffman (Ratso), Jon Voight (Joe Buck), Sylvia Miles (Cass), John McGiver (Mr. O'Daniel), Brenda Vaccaro (Shirley), Barnard Hughes (Towny), Ruth White (Sally Buck), Jennifer Salt (Annie), Gilman Rankin (Woodsy Niles), Gary Owens (Little Joe), T. Tom Marlow (Little Joe), George Eppersen (Ralph), Al Scott (Cafeteria Manager), Linda Davis (Mother on the Bus), J.T. Masters (Old Cow-Hand), Arlene Reeder (The Old Lady), Georgann Johnson (Rich Lady), Jonathan Kramer (Jackie), Anthony Holland (TV Bishop)
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English / Italian
  • Support: Black and White / Color
  • Runtime: 113 min

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