Midnight cowboy / United Artists ; a Jerome Hellman-John Schlesinger production ; screenplay, Waldo Salt ; producer, Jerome Hellman ; director, John Schlesinger.

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Joe Buck moves to New York from Texas to make his fortune servicing women. Instead, he's conned into partnering up with small-time huslter Ratso Rizzo. Living together on the tattered edges of society, these two outcasts develop an unlikely bond that helps them transcend their cruel existence.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors:	MGM Home Entertainment Inc Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) United Artists Corporation
Other Authors:	Hellman, Jerome Salt, Waldo Schlesinger, John, 1926-2003 Hoffman, Dustin, 1937- Voight, Jon, 1938- Vaccaro, Brenda, 1939- McGiver, John, 1913-1975 White, Ruth, 1914-1969 Miles, Sylvia, 1924-2019 Hughes, Barnard, 1915-2006 Barry, John, 1933-2011 Herlihy, James Leo
Language:	English French Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English (mono or Dolby digital 5.1 created from mono), dubbed French (Dolby digital) or dubbed Spanish dialogue ; optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published:	Los Angeles, CA : Culver City, CA : MGM Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2006.
Edition:	Collector's edition.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Herlihy, James Leo > Film adaptations. Male prostitutes > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Swindlers and swindling > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Male friendship > Drama. Outcasts > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Criminals > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Prostitución masculina > Nueva York (Estados Unidos) > Nueva York > Teatro. Estafa > Nueva York (Estados Unidos) > Nueva York > Teatro. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films. Drama. Film adaptations. Herlihy, James Leo. Criminals. Male friendship. Male prostitutes. Outcasts. Swindlers and swindling. New York (State) > New York.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama. Teatro. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (approximately 113 min.) : anamorphic, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	Joe Buck moves to New York from Texas to make his fortune servicing women. Instead, he's conned into partnering up with small-time huslter Ratso Rizzo. Living together on the tattered edges of society, these two outcasts develop an unlikely bond that helps them transcend their cruel existence.
Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1969. Based on the novel by James Leo Herlihy. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CN2 D0062337 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: R.
Awards:	Winner, Best Director (John Schlesinger), Best Picture (Jerome Hellman), Best Writing, Screenplay based on material from another medium (Waldo Salt), 1970 Academy Awards ; Winner, Best Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Best Direction (John Schlesinger), Best Film, Best Film Editing (Hugh A. Robertson), Best Screenplay (Waldo Salt), Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles (Jon Voight), 1970 BAFTA Awards.
ISBN:	1424800056 9781424800056
Credits:	Director of photography, Adam Holender; film editor, Hugh A. Robertson; musical supervision, John Barry.
System Details:	DVD, NTSC, region 1 ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround or mono, mastered in high definition.
Cast:	Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Brenda Vaccaro, John McGiver, Ruth White, Sylvia Miles, Barnard Hughes.