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Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

2023, 1h 42min
Documentary
This is not a documentary about the making of Midnight Cowboy. It is about a humane and groundbreaking masterpiece and the flawed but gifted people who made it. It is about a troubled era of cultural ferment, social and political change, about broken dreams and strivers, then and now. It is about an era that made a movie and a movie that made an era.
Country: United States
Director:
Nancy Buirski
Cast:
Bob Balaban,
Jon Voight,
Brian De Palma,
Brenda Vaccaro
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Nancy Buirski's new documentary makes the case that the 1969 best picture winner is the key film of the New Hollywood era.

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Nancy Buirski
Director
Nancy Buirski
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Bob Balaban
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Jon Voight
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Brian De Palma
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Brenda Vaccaro
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Adam Holender
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Experience the untold story behind the classic film Midnight Cowboy, a groundbreaking masterpiece that captured the hearts of audiences worldwide. Witness the tumultuous era of cultural and political change that gave birth to this cinematic legend, and meet the flawed but gifted individuals who brought it to life. A journey of passion, struggle, and triumph, Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy is a documentary that will leave you moved and inspired.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy include High & Low – John Galliano, JFK: What The Doctors Saw, David Foster: Off the Record, Secrets of the Neanderthals, Citizen K, It Was Always Me: Behind the Story.

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Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy was released in theaters on June 23, 2023.

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Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy was released for streaming on September 5, 2023.

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