Midnight Express (1978)
Directed by Alan Parker
“Walk into the incredible true experience of Billy Hayes. And bring all the courage you can.”
Drama, Crime · 2h 01m
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".
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Alan Parker
- Screenplay
- Oliver Stone
- Director of Photography
- Michael Seresin
- Original Music Composer
- Giorgio Moroder
- Editor
- Gerry Hambling
- Producer
- David Puttnam, Alan Marshall
Details
- Release date
- 1978-08-31
- Runtime
- 2h 01m
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English, French, Maltese, Turkish
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Production
- Columbia Pictures, Casablanca Filmworks
- Budget
- $2,300,000
- Box office
- $35,000,000
Brad Davis
Irene Miracle
Bo Hopkins
Paolo Bonacelli
Paul L. Smith
Randy Quaid
Norbert Weisser
John Hurt
Mike Kellin
Franco Diogene
Michael Ensign
Gigi Ballista