Midnight Express (1978)
With Brad Davis, Randy Quaid, John Hurt, Paul L. Smith, Irene Miracle, Paolo Bonacelli, Bo Hopkins, Franco Diogene
Directed by Alan Parker
Midnight Express is a 1978 American prison drama directed by Alan Parker and adapted by Oliver Stone from Billy Hayes's 1977 memoir. It stars Brad Davis, with Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Paul L. Smith, Randy Quaid, and John Hurt in supporting roles. The film centers on Hayes, a young American student, who is sent to a Turkish prison for trying to smuggle hashish out of the country. The film's title is prison slang for his escape attempt.
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