Midnight Express

1978 · 121 min · ★ 7.4 / 10 · 1956 votes

Drama · Crime

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

Brad Davis · Irene Miracle · Bo Hopkins · Paolo Bonacelli · Paul L. Smith · Randy Quaid · Norbert Weisser · John Hurt · Mike Kellin · Franco Diogene

Director

Alan Parker