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Midnight Express

Walk into the incredible true experience of Billy Hayes. And bring all the courage you can.
Aug 31, 1978 · 2h 1m
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Drama
Crime

PLOT

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
Directed by Alan Parker

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$2,300,000
Revenue
$35,000,000
Production
Columbia Pictures, Casablanca Filmworks
Country
GB, US

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