Midnight Express (1978)
7.5
/10 By 1688 Votes
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".
Release Date : August 31, 1978
Runtime : 121m
Companies : Columbia Pictures, Casablanca Filmworks
Countries : United Kingdom, United States of America
Keywords : prison, airport, drug smuggling, escape, court, 1970s, attempt to escape, based on true story, prison guard, lawyer, torture, hashish, brutality, prison sentence, masturbation, prison brutality, istanbul, turkey, sadistic warden, anxious, cautionary, suspenseful, ominous
Cast
