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Midnight Express(1978)
Status: Released
Date: 1978-08-31
74%
1887 Votes
Time: 2h 1m
Walk into the incredible true experience of Billy Hayes. And bring all the courage you can.
Overview:
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".
Languages: English, French, Maltese, Turkish.
Countries:
United Kingdom,
United States of America
Budget: $2,300,000.00
Revenue: $35,000,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Midnight Express
Top 10 Billed 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
Mike Kellin
Mr. Hayes
Franco Diogene
Yesil
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