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18
06/10/1978 (GB)
Drama, Crime
2h 1m
- 75% (1732 votes)
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Walk into the incredible true experience of Billy Hayes. And bring all the courage you can.
Overview
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".
- Alan ParkerDirector
- Oliver StoneScreenplay
- Billy HayesScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$2,300,000
Revenue
$35,000,000
Keywords
- prison
- airport
- drug smuggling
- escape
- court
- 1970s
- attempt to escape
- turkey
- based on true story
- prison guard
- lawyer
- torture
- hashish
- brutality
- prison sentence
- masturbation
- prison brutality
- istanbul, turkey
- sadistic warden
- turkish
- anxious
- cautionary
- suspenseful
- ominous
Top Billed Cast
Brad Davis
Billy Hayes
Irene Miracle
Susan
Bo Hopkins
Tex
Paolo Bonacelli
Rifki
Paul L. Smith
Hamidou
Randy Quaid
Jimmy Booth
Norbert Weisser
Erich
John Hurt
Max
Mike Kellin
Mr. Hayes
Franco Diogene
Yesil
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