Midnight Express
1978 · Movie · 121 min. · United States
Based on William Hayes's autobiography, MIDNIGHT EXPRESS tells the harrowing story of a young American tourist arrested and sentenced to 30 years in prison by Turkish authorities for trying to smuggle two kilos of hashish out of the country. Billy (Brad Davis), suffering through the harsh realities of the Turkish penal system, sees a glimmer of hope when his father (Billy Kellin) arrives from the States with the intention of securing his son's release. But when that effort fails and the prison's savage environment becomes too much to bear, Billy opts for the only possible solution: breaking out of jail and riding the "midnight express"--prison slang for escape--to freedom.
Direction Alan Parker
Cast Brad Davis · John Hurt · Bo Hopkins · Irene Miracle · Randy Quaid · Paolo Bonacelli · Mike Kellin · Michael Ensign · Franco Diogene · Peter Jeffrey · Norbert Weisser · Paul Smith · Kevork Malikyan
Soundtrack Giorgio Moroder
Screenplay Oliver Stone · Billy Hayes
Cinematography Michael Seresin
Original title Midnight Express
7.7
29K votes (FilmAffinity)
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