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Midnight Express

Directed by Alan Parker
R
1978    2h 1mDrama, Crime,
7.590%88%7.4
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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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Cast of Midnight Express

  • Brad DavisBilly Hayes
  • Irene MiracleSusan
  • Bo HopkinsTex
  • Paolo BonacelliRifki
  • Paul L. SmithHamidou
  • Randy QuaidJimmy Booth
  • Norbert WeisserErich
  • John HurtMax
  • Mike KellinMr. Hayes
  • Franco DiogeneYesil
  • Michael EnsignStanley Daniels
  • Gigi BallistaChief Judge
  • Kevork MalikyanProsecutor
  • Peter JeffreyAhmet
  • Joe Zammit CordinaAirport Customs Officer
  • Yashaw AdemAirport Police Chief
  • Raad RawiAirport Security Chief
  • Tony BoydAslan
  • ZanninoPolice Detective
  • Mihalis GiannatosCourt Translator

Midnight Express Ratings & Reviews

  • StairwaytothestarsNovember 24, 2025
    MIDNIGHT EXPRESS will leave you wanting to escape this bleak and brutal underground world of filthy Turkish prison life.The cast is superb, especially the late great Brad Davis!

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Midnight Express Trivia

Midnight Express was released on August 31, 1978.

Midnight Express was directed by Alan Parker.

Midnight Express has a runtime of 2 hr 1 min.

Midnight Express was produced by Alan Marshall, David Puttnam.

The key characters in Midnight Express are Billy Hayes (Brad Davis), Susan (Irene Miracle), Tex (Bo Hopkins).

Midnight Express is rated R.

Midnight Express is a Drama, Crime, Biography film.

Midnight Express has an audience rating of 8.8 out of 10.

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