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".
Details
- Director
- Alan Parker
- Writer
- Oliver Stone
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $2,300,000
Cast
Bo Hopkins
Brad Davis
Franco Diogene
Irene Miracle
John Hurt
Mike Kellin
Norbert Weisser
Paolo Bonacelli
Paul L. Smith
Randy Quaid
Keywords
1970s
airport
anxious
attempt to escape
based on true story
brutality
cautionary
court
drug smuggling
escape
hashish
istanbul
turkey
lawyer
masturbation
ominous
prison
prison brutality
prison guard
prison sentence
sadistic warden
suspenseful
torture
turkey
turkish
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