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Midnight Express( 1978)

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Walk into the incredible true experience of Billy Hayes. And bring all the courage you can.

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".

    Top Billed Cast

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      Brad Davis

      Billy Hayes

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      Irene Miracle

      Susan

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      Bo Hopkins

      Tex

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      Paolo Bonacelli

      Rifki

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      Paul L. Smith

      Hamidou

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      Randy Quaid

      Jimmy Booth

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      Norbert Weisser

      Erich

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      John Hurt

      Max

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      Mike Kellin

      Mr. Hayes

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      Franco Diogene

      Yesil

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      Michael Ensign

      Stanley Daniels

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      Gigi Ballista

      Chief Judge

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      Kevork Malikyan

      Prosecutor

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      Peter Jeffrey

      Ahmet

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      Joe Zammit Cordina

      Airport Customs Officer

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      Yashaw Adem

      Airport Police Chief

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      Raad Rawi

      Airport Security Chief

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      Tony Boyd

      Aslan

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      Zannino

      Police Detective

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      Mihalis Giannatos

      Court Translator

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      Vic Tablian

      Star

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      Ahmed El Shenawi

      Negdir

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by Bazzjazz

    10
    Written by Bazzjazz on Thu Apr 12 2018
    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)soundtrack is really riveting as the ‘chase’ scene unfolds. This is a movie that will stay with you for life. They say that ‘Midnight Express’ did to Turkeys tourism, what ‘Jaws’ did to bathing in the sea. Highly recommended....

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    2300000.00

    Revenue

    35000000.00

    Keywords

    • 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