Midnight Express

Midnight Express

1978 | 2h 1m | Drama, Crime | TV-MA

Brief Synopsis

Based on Billy Hayes's 1977 memoir, this acclaimed drama follows the nightmarish experiences of an American college student in a brutal Turkish prison after being busted for attempting to smuggle hashish out of Istanbul.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Alan Parker

CAST

Randy Quaid

Brad Davis

Randy Quaid

John Hurt

Irene Miracle

Bo Hopkins

Paolo Bonacelli

Paul L. Smith

PRODUCERS

Alan Marshall

David Puttnam

WRITERS

Oliver Stone

Related Videos

Midnight Express (1978) -- (Movie Clip) Choose Your Own Death
Clip
American Jimmy (Randy Quaid), compatriot Billy Hayes (Brad Davis) and Brit Max (John Hurt) considering prospects of breaking out of their Turkish prison, in Midnight Express, 1978, directed by Alan Parker.
Midnight Express (1978) -- (Movie Clip) I've Been Poisoned
Clip
From the opening scenes, American Billy Hayes (Brad Davis) preparing to smuggle hashish out of Istanbul, then with girlfriend Susan (Irene Miracle) at the airport, from Alan Parker's Midnight Express, 1978.
Midnight Express - (Original Trailer)
Trailer
A young man arrested for drug smuggling fights to survive the horrors of a Turkish prison in Midnight Express (1978).
Midnight Express (1978) -- (Movie Clip) Will It Ease The Pain?
Clip
Brad Davis as American Billy Hayes, narrating a letter to his parents, being processed into a Turkish prison for smuggling hashish, early in director Alan Parker's Midnight Express, 1978, from Hayes' book.

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