Basic facts

Original title Midnight Cowboy
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
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Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Awards
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
Swedish release 1969-10-08

Cast

Dustin Hoffman
Enrico "Rico" Rizzo, kallad Ratso (Råttan)

Jon Voight
Joe Buck

John McGiver
Mr. O'Daniel

Brenda Vaccaro
Shirley Gardner

Barnard Hughes
Townsend "Towny" P. Locke

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
Title for Swedish DVD release

Crew

Director
Screenplay
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Music
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Film Editor
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Second Unit Director
Continuity
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Musician
Assistant Production Designer
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Editor
Re-recording Mixer
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Cast

Dustin Hoffman Enrico "Rico" Rizzo, kallad Ratso (Råttan)
Jon Voight Joe Buck
Sylvia Miles Cass
John McGiver Mr. O'Daniel
Brenda Vaccaro Shirley Gardner
Barnard Hughes Townsend "Towny" P. Locke
- TEXAS:
Ruth White Sally Buck, Joes farmor
Jennifer Salt Crazy Annie, flickan i Joes tankar
Gil Rankin Woodsy Niles, farmoderns fästman
Gary Owens Joe som barn
T. Tom Marlow Joe som barn
George Eppersen Ralph
Al Scott kafeteriaföreståndaren
Linda Davis modern i bussen
J.T. Masters den gamle cowboyen i bussen
Arlene Reeder en gammal dam i bussen
- NEW YORK:
Georgann Johnson damen som frågar efter vägen till Frihetsgudinnan
Jonathan Kramer Jackie, den feminine pojken
Anthony Holland biskopen i tv
Bob Balaban den unge homosexuelle studenten
Jan Tice den knasiga kvinnan
Paul Benjamin bartendern
Peter Scalia förste grönsakshandlaren
Vito Siracusa andre grönsakshandlaren
Peter Zamagias ägaren av hattaffären
Arthur Anderson hotellportiern
Tina Scala ena kvinnan vid tvättautomaten
Alma Felix andra kvinnan vid tvättautomaten
Richard Clarke en man anställd vid Herrarnas Sällskapsservice
Ann Thomas den upprörda kvinnan
- PARTYT:
Viva Gretel McAlbertson, filmregissören
Gastone Rossilli Hansel McAlbertson, fotografen
Ultra Violet gäst på partyt
Paul Jabara gäst på partyt
International Velvet gäst på partyt
Cecelia Lipson gäst på partyt
Taylor Mead gäst på partyt
Paul Morrissey gäst på partyt
William Door gäst på partyt
Paul Jasmin gäst på partyt
- FLORIDA.
Joan Murphy servitris
Al Stetson busschauffören

Companies

Production Company Jerome Hellman Productions
Casting Marion Dougherty Associates
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) United Artists AB 1969
Distributor in Sweden (DCP) Biografcentralen 2019
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) SF Home Entertainment 2001

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 108332
Date 1969-08-28
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3100 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.85:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Colour
Colour system DeLuxe Color
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 3100 meter
Length in minutes 113 min


Original work

Original title Midnight Cowboy (Novel)
Author James Leo Herlihy


Production location

1968 1968
Filmways Studios New York, New York USA
Manhattan, 114 East 72nd Street New York, New York USA
Manhattan New York, New York USA
Big Spring, Texas USA
Miami, Florida USA
New Jersey USA
Texas, Stanton USA
Texas, Sweetwater USA

Release dates

First showing 1969-05-25 New York, New York USA 113 min
Release in Sweden 1969-10-08 Park Sweden 113 min
TV showing 1985-05-05 TV2 Sweden 109 min
1996-02-04 TV3 Sweden 109 min
DVD release 2001-10-24 Sweden
TV showing 2002-06-06 TV3 Sweden 109 min
2002-12-14 TV3 Sweden 109 min
2003-03-16 TV3 Sweden 109 min
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 2005-04-06
2012-01-22
2012-01-27
2012-04-07
2012-04-21
2022-08-28 Stockholm Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Everybody's Talkin'
Composer Fred Neil (1969)
Lyrics Fred Neil (1969)
Singer Nilsson


Original title A Famous Myth
Composer Jeffrey Comanor
Lyrics Jeffrey Comanor
Singer The Groop


Original title Tears and Joys
Composer Jeffrey Comanor
Lyrics Jeffrey Comanor
Singer The Groop


Original title He Quit Me
Composer Warren Zevon
Lyrics Warren Zevon
Singer Leslie Miller


Original title Crossroads of the Stepping Stones
Composer Michal Shapiro (1969)
Stan Bronstein (1969)
Lyrics Michal Shapiro (1969)
Stan Bronstein (1969)
Performed by Elephant's Memory


Original title Jungle Jim at the Zoo
Composer Stan Bronstein (1969)
Rick Frank (1969)
Richard Sussman (1969)
Lyrics Stan Bronstein (1969)
Rick Frank (1969)
Richard Sussman (1969)
Performed by Elephant's Memory


Original title Ole Man Willow
Composer Michal Shapiro (1969)
Michal Shapiro (1969)
Stan Bronstein (1969)
Stan Bronstein (1969)
Richard Sussman (1969)
Richard Sussman (1969)
Myron Yules (1969)
Myron Yules (1969)
Performed by Elephant's Memory


Awards

Academy Award of Merit Hollywood 1970 (bästa film)
Rhapsody in Blue (1945) Cited in Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Precious Images (1986) Midnight Cowboy (1969)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 16 mm


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3048


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3096


Element type Duplicate negative
Carrier type 16 mm


Element type Sound negative
Carrier type 16 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 17
Colour prints 5
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck



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