---
title: 'Midnight Cowboy (1969)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Schlesinger'
released: '1969-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/midnight-cowboy-1969'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064665/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Midnight Cowboy (1969)

1969 · R · 108 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Midnight Cowboy is a 1969 American drama film directed by John Schlesinger, adapted by Waldo Salt from the 1965 novel by James Leo Herlihy. The film stars Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, with supporting roles played by Sylvia Miles, John McGiver, Brenda Vaccaro, Bob Balaban, Jennifer Salt and Barnard Hughes. Set in New York City, Midnight Cowboy depicts the unlikely friendship between two lost and lonely hustlers: naïve prostitute Joe Buck (Voight) and ailing con man Rico Rizzo (Hoffman), referred to as "Ratso".

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Schlesinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-schlesinger)
- **Screenplay:** [James Leo Herlihy](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-leo-herlihy), [Waldo Salt](https://cinepixo.com/people/waldo-salt)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Barry](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-barry)
- **Producer:** [Jerome Hellman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerome-hellman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Adam Holender](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-holender)
- **Editor:** [Hugh A. Robertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-a-robertson)

## Cast

- [Bob Balaban](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-balaban)
- [Sylvia Miles](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvia-miles)
- [Isabelle Collin Dufresne](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabelle-collin-dufresne)
- [Dustin Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/dustin-hoffman)
- [Ruth White](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-white)
- [Jennifer Salt](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-salt)
- [Viva](https://cinepixo.com/people/viva)
- [Brenda Vaccaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/brenda-vaccaro)
- [Barnard Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/barnard-hughes)
- [Paul Morrissey](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-morrissey)
- [Jon Voight](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-voight)
- [John McGiver](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mcgiver)

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Official site: https://www.mgm.com/view/movie/1251/Midnight-Cowboy/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/midnight-cowboy-1969
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