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Midnight Express

Walk into the incredible true experience of Billy Hayes. And bring all the courage you can.

1978★ 7.4 · 1.9K2h 1mDramaCrime

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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Cast

John Hurt
as Max

Randy Quaid
as Jimmy Booth

Irene Miracle
as Susan

Bo Hopkins
as Tex

Kevork Malikyan
as Prosecutor

Mike Kellin
as Mr. Hayes

Paul L. Smith
as Hamidou

Michael Ensign
as Stanley Daniels

Paolo Bonacelli
as Rifki

Brad Davis
as Billy Hayes

Norbert Weisser
as Erich

Peter Jeffrey
as Ahmet

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7.4/ 10

1.9K TMDB votes

7.4

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Release date: 1978-08-31

Budget: $2,300,000

Revenue: $35,000,000

Runtime: 2h 1m

Genres

DramaCrime

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