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Midnight Express is a film based on the memoir of Billy Hayes, a young American who was imprisoned in Turkey for drug smuggling. The film depicts his harsh and brutal treatment, his escape attempts, and his eventual release.
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.
- (89K)
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Alan Parker
- 1978-10-27
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.
Roger Ebert criticizes the movie's indignation toward Turkey and its portrayal of the main character as a victim. He praises the prison scenes as a realistic and terrifying microcosm of human behavior.
Midnight Express. 1978 | Maturity Rating:18+ | 2h | Drama. 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. Starring:Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins. Watch all you want. Join Now.
Jan 1, 2001 · Midnight Express tells the gut-wrenching true story of a young man’s incarceration and escape from a Turkish prison. A classic story of survival and human endurance, told with humor, honesty, and heart, it became the Academy Award-winning blockbuster film of the same name.
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.
