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Midnight Cowboy (1969)

Midnight Cowboy (1969)

Drama

For those who have never seen it and those who have never forgotten it.

Release Date: 1969, May 25
Directors: John Schlesinger
Countries: United States of America
Production: Florin Productions, Jerome Hellman Productions, United Artists
Cast: Bill Walters, Robert Dahdah, Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Brenda Vaccaro, Paul Jasmin, Trent Gough, M. Emmet Walsh, Bob Balaban, Mary Boylan, Randall Carver, Richard Clarke

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.

Keywords:

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