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Midnight Express

Lists: Drama, Crime / Heist, Best Picture nominee 1970 to 1979

Brief Synopsis: "Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish 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"."

Overall Ranking: - (Rank from 1978: # 0)


Rating:
84
Adjusted* Rating:
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David Baruffi88
Dan O'Neill80 - Midnight Express gives a very brutal but powerful look at a Turkish prison, but falls a little too overboard when it shows the Turks as just simply evil people.
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People Involved



  • Brad Davis (Billy Hayes)
  • Irene Miracle (Susan)
  • Bo Hopkins (Tex)
  • Randy Quaid (Jimmy Booth)
  • John Hurt (Max)
  • Michael Ensign (Stanley Daniels)
  • Alan Parker (Director)