TITLE: Midnight Cowboy
YEAR OF MOVIE RELEASE: 1969
PRODUCTION: A Jerome Hellman–John Schlesinger Production
DISTRIBUTOR: United Artists
DIRECTOR: John Schlesinger
CAST: Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Brenda Vaccaro, John McGiver, Ruth White, Sylvia Miles and Barnard Hughes
PRODUCER: Jerome Hellman
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Adam Holender
SCREENPLAY: Waldo Salt
BASED ON: The novel Midnight Cowboy by James Leo Herlihy
MUSIC / MUSIC SUPERVISION: John Barry
FEATURED SONG: “Everybody’s Talkin’”, performed by Nilsson
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian One Sheet
GENRE: Drama
COLLECTOR’S NOTE
Midnight Cowboy won three Academy Awards at the 1970 ceremony: Best Picture, Directing for John Schlesinger and Adapted Screenplay for Waldo Salt. Both Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight also received leading-actor nominations for their contrasting performances.
The film remains the only production to win Best Picture while carrying an American X classification. This Australian poster instead bears the local “Suitable Only for Adults” notice, a distinctive detail of its exhibition history. Its emphasis on the two central characters reflects the importance of their unlikely friendship to the film.
POSTER DESIGN FEATURES
A large black-and-white photograph shows Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight standing beside a weathered New York doorway. Voight’s cowboy hat, fringed jacket and boots contrast with Hoffman’s dark urban clothing, visually establishing their different backgrounds.
Worn architectural surfaces, steps and scattered debris give the image a gritty street-level atmosphere. The photograph occupies most of the poster, with a circular “Suitable Only for Adults” classification notice positioned near its lower-right corner.
A solid black panel beneath the photograph carries the stars’ names and MIDNIGHT COWBOY title in bold yellow lettering. Smaller white credits, the United Artists logo and the M.A.P.S. printer’s credit complete the restrained photographic design.
CONDITION NOTE
Visible fold lines, creasing and edge wear are present, with areas of paper loss along the left and right edges. Discolouration and marks are also visible around parts of the border. Please examine the supplied photograph for the poster’s visible condition.