Midnight Express 1978
7.50/10 by 1,672 users
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
- Title: Midnight Express
- Year: 1978
- Genre: Drama, Crime
- Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
- Studio: Columbia Pictures, Casablanca Filmworks
- Director: Alan Parker
- Cast: Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Paolo Bonacelli, Paul L. Smith, Randy Quaid
- Crew: Alan Parker (Director), Billy Hayes (Novel), William Hoffer (Novel), Oliver Stone (Screenplay), Peter Guber (Executive Producer), Alan Marshall (Producer)
- Keyword: prison, airport, drug smuggling, escape, court, 1970s, attempt to escape, based on true story, prison guard, lawyer, torture, hashish, brutality, prison sentence, masturbation, prison brutality, istanbul, turkey, sadistic warden, anxious, cautionary, suspenseful, ominous
- Release: Aug 31, 1978
- Runtime: 121 minutes
- IMDb: 7.50 / 10 by 1,672 users
- Popularity: 22
- Budget: $2,300,000
- Revenue: $35,000,000
- Language: English, Français, Malti, Türkçe
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