Midnight Express

Midnight Express

7.5(1.8K)

DramaCrime

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".

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Brad Davis

Billy Hayes

Irene Miracle

Susan

Bo Hopkins

Tex

Paolo Bonacelli

Rifki

Paul L. Smith

Hamidou

Randy Quaid

Jimmy Booth

Norbert Weisser

Erich

John Hurt

Max

Mike Kellin

Mr. Hayes

Franco Diogene

Yesil

Michael Ensign

Stanley Daniels

Gigi Ballista

Chief Judge

Kevork Malikyan

Prosecutor

Peter Jeffrey

Ahmet

Joe Zammit Cordina

Airport Customs Officer

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Release dateAug 31 1978

Runtime2 hours 1 minute

Official siteVisit here

LanguagesEnglish, French, Maltese, Turkish

Production companiesColumbia Pictures, Casablanca Filmworks

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