Midnight Cowboy

New York City streets at dusk, a cowboy hat, the hum of taxis. A young Texan and a limping con artist form an unlikely bond, a shared dream of escaping to Florida. Schlesinger frames their fragile friendship with understated nuance.

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John Schlesinger directed Midnight Cowboy in 1969. See John Schlesinger's full filmography, where to start with John Schlesinger, or where to go after you've seen everything by John Schlesinger.

Midnight Cowboy was released in 1969 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 113 minutes.