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Midnight Express is a 1978 prison drama film directed by Alan Parker and adapted by Oliver Stone from Billy Hayes's 1977 memoir of the same name. The film centers on Hayes (played by Brad Davis), a young American student, who is sent to a Turkish prison for trying to smuggle hashish out of the country.
- $35 million
- Giorgio Moroder
- $2.3 million
Oct 27, 1978 · Midnight Express: Directed by Alan Parker. With Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Paolo Bonacelli. Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.
- (86K)
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Alan Parker
- 1978-10-06
A movie based on the true story of Billy Hayes, an American college student who was caught smuggling drugs in Turkey and sentenced to over thirty years in prison. The film depicts his harsh and brutal treatment, his attempts to escape, and his struggle to survive in the Turkish prison system.
Midnight Express is a 1978 drama based on the true story of Billy Hayes, an American who was imprisoned in Turkey for drug smuggling. The film depicts his harsh and brutal treatment in prison and his attempt to escape, and features a score by Giorgio Moroder and a cast including Brad Davis, Randy Quaid, and John Hurt.
- (30)
- Alan Parker
- R
- Brad Davis
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A film based on the true story of Billy Hayes, a college student who smuggled hashish into Turkey and was sentenced to life in prison. The film depicts his experiences in a Turkish prison, his escape, and his book, with Brad Davis as the star. The reviewer criticizes the film for its sympathizing with Hayes and its violence and sadism.
Midnight Express. Brad Davis and Randy Quaid star in the harrowing true story of an American youth who is arrested in Turkey for drug smuggling and sent to a nightmarish prison. 3,389 IMDb 7.5 2h 1978. X-Ray R. Drama · Suspense · Compelling · Gritty. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $3.59. Buy. HD $14.09. More purchase. options.
Midnight Express is a harrowing story based on true events. Brad Davis delivers an outstanding performance with great supporting roles from John Hurt, Randy Quaid. It was an adapted Screenplay written by Oliver Stone which won him his first Oscar.
