| Description |
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical surround sound Dolby Digital 5.1 rda |
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laser optical NTSC |
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video file Blu-ray video A rda |
| System Details |
Blu-ray ; 5.1 DTS-HD master audio (English), mono (Spanish), 5.1 DTS (French) ; widescreen (1.85:1) ; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Language |
Language tracks in English, French and Spanish, with optional subititles in French or Spanish; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Cast |
Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Brenda Vaccaro, John McGiver, Ruth White, Sylvia Miles, Barnard Hughes. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Adam Holdener ; film editor, Hugh A. Robertson ; musical supervision, John Barry. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by James Leo Herlihy. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1969. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. CHV rating: 18A. |
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Adult. |
| 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 |
Special features: audio commentary by producer Jerome Hellman ; After midnight: reflections on the classic ; Controversy and acclaim ; Celebrating Schlesinger. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, 1970: Best Picture, Best Director (Schlesinger), Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. |
| Subject |
Male prostitutes -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Swindlers and swindling -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Male friendship -- Drama.
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Prostitución masculina -- Nueva York (Estados Unidos : Estado) -- Nueva York -- Teatro.
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Estafa -- Nueva York (Estados Unidos : Estado) -- Nueva York -- Teatro.
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Amistad -- Teatro.
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Male friendship. (OCoLC)fst01006633
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Male prostitutes. (OCoLC)fst01006657
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Swindlers and swindling. (OCoLC)fst01140414
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New York (State) -- New York.
(OCoLC)fst01204333
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| Genre/Form |
Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Fiction films.
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| Added Author |
Salt, Waldo., screenwriter.
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Hellman, Jerome., producer.
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Schlesinger, John, 1926-2003, director, producer.
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Hoffman, Dustin, 1937- actor.
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Voight, Jon, 1938- actor.
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Vaccaro, Brenda, 1939- actor.
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Barry, John, 1933-2011, composer.
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Herlihy, James Leo., author.
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MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Standard No. |
883904240044 80 |
| Music No. |
M124004 20th Century Home Entertainment |
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