Midnight Cowboy
R · 1969 ‧ Western/Thriller ‧ 1h 53m
Convinced of his irresistible appeal to women, Texas dishwasher Joe Buck (Jon Voight) quits his job and heads for New York City, thinking he'll latch on to some rich dowager. New York, however, is not as hospitable as he imagined, and Joe soon...
Release date: May 25, 1969 (USA)
Director: John Schlesinger
Featured song: Everybody's Talkin'
Distributed by: United Artists
Adapted from: Midnight Cowboy
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Set in New York City, Midnight Cowboy depicts the unlikely friendship between two hustlers: naïve prostitute Joe Buck (Voight) and ailing con man Rico Rizzo ( ...
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