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Midnight Express

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

1978 · R · 2h 1m

Directed by Alan Parker

7.4

TMDB audience score
1,971 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of a country. The 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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Cast

  • 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

  • Yashaw Adem
    Airport Police Chief

  • Raad Rawi
    Airport Security Chief

  • Tony Boyd
    Aslan