Midnight Cowboy

Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1980. Vintage reference photograph from a 1980 re-release of the 1969 film.

Based on the 1965 novel by James Leo Herlihy, about the unlikely friendship between a would-be gigolo and an ailing con artist. Cornerstone film of the New Hollywood cinema, nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Picture.

Set in New York City, shot on location in Miami, Manhattan, and Big Spring, Texas.

10 x 8 inches. About Fine.

National Film Registry.

[Book #168011]