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".
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
US
Genres:
Drama, Crime
Release:
August 1978
Production:
Columbia Pictures, Casablanca Filmworks
Cast:
Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Paolo Bonacelli, Paul L. Smith, Randy Quaid, Norbert Weisser, John Hurt, Mike Kellin, Franco Diogene, Michael Ensign, Gigi Ballista, Kevork Malikyan, Peter Jeffrey, Joe Zammit Cordina, Yashaw Adem, Raad Rawi, Tony Boyd, Zannino, Mihalis Giannatos, Vic Tablian, Ahmed El Shenawi
Tags:
prison, airport, drug smuggling, escape, court, 1970s, attempt to escape, turkey, based on true story, prison guard, lawyer, torture, hashish, brutality, prison sentence, masturbation, prison brutality, istanbul, turkey, sadistic warden, turkish, anxious, cautionary, suspenseful, ominous
