After a year of uncertainty in which he almost decided to leave film behind, Dustin Hoffman (against industry advice) took the role of seedy conman ‘Ratso’ Rizzo in this Oscar-winning film from British director John Schlesinger. Equally remarkable is Jon Voight as would-be Texan gigolo Joe Buck, who arrives in New York believing that women will be falling at his feet but finds himself squatting with his unlikely new friend.
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight were nominated for Oscars for their brilliant performances as a pair of hustlers on the streets of New York.
- 1969 USA
- Directed by
- John Schlesinger
- Produced by
- Jerome Hellman
- Written by
- Waldo Salt
- Featuring
- Jon Voight, Dustin Hoffman, Sylvia Miles
- Running time
- 113 minutes
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