Midnight Express
Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Released
- 1978
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
Details
Release year: 1978
Storyline
Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.
Top credits
Brad Davis ā Billy Hayes
Irene Miracle ā Susan
Bo Hopkins ā Tex
Paolo Bonacelli ā Rifki
Awards
2 wins & 4 nominations
See all awards āDid you know
ā¢ Banned (and never released theatrically) in Turkey until 1992 when the private television channel HBB broadcast it.
ā¢ According to his book, Brad Davis had a drug problem of his own while promoting this movie.
ā¢ Billy Hayes courteously declines the amorous advances of one of his fellow inmates. In reality, Hayes had an ongoing affair with this person as opposed to a brief encounter in the shower.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $35,000,000
User reviews
It's not about Turkey
Unfair Depiction of Turkey
An Alan Parker film : One of the most controversial films about life in a prison
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1, 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color, Black and White
