Midnight Cowboy

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Theatrical Release Date:

05/25/1969

DVD Release Date:

02/06/2001

Run Time:

113min.

Starring:

Dustin Hoffman , Jon Voight , Sylvia Miles , John McGiver , Brenda Vaccaro

Director(s):

John Schlesinger

Distributor(s):

United Artists

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Drama

Plot: Based on a James Leo Herlihy novel, British director John Schlesinger's first American film dramatized the small hopes, dashed dreams, and unlikely friendship of two late '60s lost souls. Read More

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