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Midnight Express
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Midnight Express (1978) - Original Trailer · plays on YouTube
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Synopsis
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of a country. The 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".
- Directed by
- Alan Parker
- Written by
- Oliver Stone, Billy Hayes, William Hoffer
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
Michael Ensign
Stanley Daniels
Gigi Ballista
Chief Judge
Kevork Malikyan
Prosecutor
Peter Jeffrey
Ahmet
Joe Zammit Cordina
Airport Customs Officer
Yashaw Adem
Airport Police Chief
Details
- Released
- August 31, 1978
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Budget
- $2,300,000
- Box office
- $35,000,000
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