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".
Directed by Alan Parker
prison
airport
drug smuggling
escape
court
1970s
attempt to escape
based on true story
prison guard
lawyer
torture
hashish
brutality
prison sentence
masturbation
prison brutality
sadistic warden
anxious
cautionary
suspenseful
ominous
Rank
#17 in 1978·#2671 overall
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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
Mike Kellin
Mr. Hayes
Franco Diogene
Yesil
Michael Ensign
Stanley Daniels
Gigi Ballista
Chief Judge
Crew
Alan Parker
Director
Oliver Stone
Screenplay
Giorgio Moroder
Original Music Composer
Michael Seresin
Director of Photography
Peter Guber
Executive Producer
Alan Marshall
Producer
David Puttnam
Producer
Milena Canonero
Costume Design
David Appleby
Still Photographer
Popular Reviews
338 reviews
Gamias
7.0★ · 08/17/14
Guys don't do drugs in Turkey
Guys don't do drugs in Turkey
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Mar
7.0★ · 06/27/26
Shawshank before Shawshank (sorry, every prison movie reminds me of Shawshank)
Shawshank before Shawshank (sorry, every prison movie reminds me of Shawshank)
karinao
8.0★ · 06/22/26
papo de se matar no dia que tivessem alterado minha sentença
papo de se matar no dia que tivessem alterado minha sentença
Regina
8.0★ · 04/10/26
Dos palabras: simplemente brutal.
Dos palabras: simplemente brutal.
Léo Pedrono
10.0★ · 04/05/26
Le film est juste fou c’est un chef d’œuvre vraiment c’est vraiment magnifique
Le film est juste fou c’est un chef d’œuvre vraiment c’est vraiment magnifique
