Movie
Midnight Express
Overview
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".
Details
- Release date
- 1978-08-31
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Columbia Pictures, Casablanca Filmworks
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Brad Davis as Billy Hayes
- Irene Miracle as Susan
- Bo Hopkins as Tex
- Paolo Bonacelli as Rifki
- Paul L. Smith as Hamidou
- Randy Quaid as Jimmy Booth
- Norbert Weisser as Erich
- John Hurt as Max
- Mike Kellin as Mr. Hayes
- Franco Diogene as Yesil
- Michael Ensign as Stanley Daniels
- Gigi Ballista as Chief Judge
Crew
- Alan Parker - Director
- Oliver Stone - Screenplay
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