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74% Critic Match
Midnight Express
“Walk into the incredible true experience of Billy Hayes. And bring all the courage you can.”
7.4 / 10• 1978• 2h 1m•R• English
DramaCrime
Storyline
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
Brad Davis
Billy Hayes
Lead
Irene Miracle
Susan
Bo Hopkins
Tex
Paolo Bonacelli
Rifki
Paul L. Smith
Hamidou
Randy Quaid
Jimmy Booth
Norbert Weisser
Erich
John Hurt
Max
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alan Parker's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Midnight Express is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
