Description |
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color, double sided ; 4 3/4 in. |
Note |
Based on the novel by James Leo Herlihy. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1969. |
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DVD may have been originally released in 1997 by MGM/UA Home Video. |
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Special features: chapter search; original theatrical trailer. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Adam Holender; editor, Hugh A. Robertson; music, John Barry. |
Cast |
Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voigt, Brenda Vaccaro, John McGiver, Ruth White, Sylvia Miles, Barnard Hughes. |
Summary |
A Texas "cowboy" takes a bus to New York in search of lonely, rich women who will pay for his sexual services, but spends a hard winter helping a con man. |
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Hoffman stars as a down-and-out small time con man who meets and befriends Voight, a naive cowboy who comes to New York hoping to make money by selling his services to lonely women. |
Audience |
Rated R. |
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MPAA rating: R. |
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Adult. |
System Details |
DVD; Dolby 5.1 surround or mono; widescreen format (1.85:1) or standard version formatted to fit TV. |
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NTSC. |
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LaserVision CX, extended play. Double sided. |
Awards |
Academy Award: Best picture, Best director, Best writing. |
Language |
In English with optional soundtrack in French; optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned in English, French or Spanish for the hearing impaired. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Herlihy, James Leo -- Film adaptations.
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Male prostitutes -- New York (State) -- New York -- Manhattan -- Drama.
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Swindlers and swindling -- New York (State) -- New York -- Manhattan -- Drama.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Schlesinger, John, 1926-2003.
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Hoffman, Dustin, 1937-
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Voight, Jon, 1938-
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Vaccaro, Brenda, 1939-
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McGiver, John, 1913-1975.
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White, Ruth, 1914-1969.
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Miles, Sylvia, 1924-2019
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Hughes, Bernard.
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Barry, John, 1933-2011.
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Herlihy, James Leo.
Midnight cowboy.
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United Artists Corporation.
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Jerome Hellman Productions.
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MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
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MGM/UA Home Video (Firm)
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ISBN |
0792833287 |
Music No. |
906038 MGM Home Entertainment |
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