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".| Status: | Released (1978-08-31) |
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| Awards: | Won 2 Oscars. 17 wins & 14 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $35,000,000 |
| Screen: | Oliver Stone, Billy Hayes, William Hoffer |
| Productions: | Columbia Pictures, Casablanca Filmworks |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Français, Malti, Türkçe |
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Casts
- 69010: Brad Davis - Billy Hayes
- 69011: Irene Miracle - Susan
- 12410: Bo Hopkins - Tex
- 4819: Paolo Bonacelli - Rifki
- 39782: Paul L. Smith - Hamidou
- 1811: Randy Quaid - Jimmy Booth
- 6701: Norbert Weisser - Erich
Crews
- 8967: David Puttnam - Producer - Production
- 58082: William Hoffer - Screenplay - Writing
- 58082: William Hoffer - Novel - Writing
- 3804: Peter Guber - Executive Producer - Production
- 1154: Giorgio Moroder - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 9163: Gerry Hambling - Editor - Editing
- 69009: Billy Hayes - Screenplay - Writing
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Reviews
Bazzjazz
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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. Georgia Maroda (spelling)sound ....
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Hmmm. I’m not sure time has been so kind to this, and as we look on it now it comes across as a rather condescending and stereotypical judgement of a Turkish penal system that dared to deal harshly with a drug smuggler. That character “Billy” (Brad Davis) doesn’t make it through immi ....
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