Midnight Express

Midnight Express

7.4IMDb Score
Released:1978-08-31
Genre:Drama, Crime
Duration:121 min
Country:United Kingdom, United States of America
Director:Alan Parker
Actors:Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Paolo Bonacelli, Paul L. Smith
Production:Columbia Pictures, Casablanca Filmworks

Overview:

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".

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