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1h 53m

Midnight Cowboy (1969)

Overview

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.
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John Schlesinger profile
John Schlesinger

Director

Waldo Salt profile
Waldo Salt

Screenplay

Cast

Jon Voight profile
Jon Voight

Joe Buck

Dustin Hoffman profile
Dustin Hoffman

Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo

Sylvia Miles profile
Sylvia Miles

Cass

John McGiver profile
John McGiver

Mr. O'Daniel

Brenda Vaccaro profile
Brenda Vaccaro

Shirley

Barnard Hughes profile
Barnard Hughes

Towny

Ruth White profile
Ruth White

Sally Buck

Jennifer Salt profile
Jennifer Salt

Annie

Gilman Rankin profile
Gilman Rankin

Woodsy Niles

Gary Owens profile
Gary Owens

Little Joe

T. Tom Marlow profile
T. Tom Marlow

Little Joe

George Eppersen profile
George Eppersen

Ralph

Jon Voight profile
Jon Voight

Joe Buck

Dustin Hoffman profile
Dustin Hoffman

Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo

Sylvia Miles profile
Sylvia Miles

Cass

John McGiver profile
John McGiver

Mr. O'Daniel

Brenda Vaccaro profile
Brenda Vaccaro

Shirley

Barnard Hughes profile
Barnard Hughes

Towny

Ruth White profile
Ruth White

Sally Buck

Jennifer Salt profile
Jennifer Salt

Annie

Gilman Rankin profile
Gilman Rankin

Woodsy Niles

Gary Owens profile
Gary Owens

Little Joe

T. Tom Marlow profile
T. Tom Marlow

Little Joe

George Eppersen profile
George Eppersen

Ralph

Extra

Release Date

May 25, 1969

Original Language

English, Italian

Budget

$3,600,000.00

Production Company

Florin Productions logoJerome Hellman Productions logoUnited Artists logo

Available On

Criterion Channel logoShowtime Apple TV Channel logoYou can visit JustWatch for more information.

Videos

Official Trailer thumbnail
Official Trailer
Jon Voight on Working with Director John Schlesinger on Midnight Cowboy thumbnail
Jon Voight on Working with Director John Schlesinger on Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy (1969) | “I’m Walkin’ Here!” | MGM Studios thumbnail
Midnight Cowboy (1969) | “I’m Walkin’ Here!” | MGM Studios
2019 Re-Release Trailer thumbnail
2019 Re-Release Trailer
"Midnight Cowboy" Radio Spots (1969 - United Artists) thumbnail
"Midnight Cowboy" Radio Spots (1969 - United Artists)
Don Adams in Midnight Cowboy 1970 thumbnail
Don Adams in Midnight Cowboy 1970
1994 Re-Release Trailer thumbnail
1994 Re-Release Trailer
'Midnight Cowboy' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times thumbnail
'Midnight Cowboy' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times

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