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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.
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.
Midnight Express. 121 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1978. Roger Ebert. October 6, 1978. 3 min read. The real Billy Hayes was arrested by Turkey in 1970, we’re told, and imprisoned on a charge of trying to smuggle hashish out of the country. He was guilty.
Billy Hayes (Brad Davis) is a young American caught by Turkish police while attempting to smuggle hash out of Istanbul. He's tried and sent to prison for four...
Istanbul, Turkey, 6 October 1970. With nearly two kilos of hashish blocks strapped to his torso, American college student Billy Hayes finds himself sentenced to four years for smuggling drugs.
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.
Sep 13, 2010 · Story of a man who is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.Directed by: Alan Parker.Cast: Brad Davis, Randy Quaid, John Hurt, Paul L. ...
Arrested in 1970 after trying to smuggle two kilos of hash out of Turkey, American student Billy Hayes faces a nightmare 30-year jail sentence. Watch trailers & learn more.
Midnight Express is a film directed by Alan Parker, based on the true story of Billy Hayes, a young American who is arrested and imprisoned for smuggling drugs in Turkey. The film delves into Hayes' brutal experiences within the Turkish prison system and his subsequent attempts to escape.
Midnight Express is a 1978 American-British-Turkish prison drama film directed by Alan Parker, produced by David Puttnam and starring Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Paolo Bonacelli, Paul L. Smith, Randy Quaid, Norbert Weisser, Peter Jeffrey and John Hurt.