Midnight Express (1978)

Movie Details

Original Title Midnight Express

Original Language EN

Budget $2,300,000

Revenue $35,000,000

Status Released

Popularity 2.5

Cast

Brad Davis

Billy Hayes

Popularity: 0.9

Irene Miracle

Susan

Popularity: 0.5

Bo Hopkins

Tex

Popularity: 1.0

Paolo Bonacelli

Rifki

Popularity: 0.8

Paul L. Smith

Hamidou

Popularity: 1.0

Randy Quaid

Jimmy Booth

Popularity: 2.4

Norbert Weisser

Erich

Popularity: 0.4

John Hurt

Max

Popularity: 10.9

Mike Kellin

Mr. Hayes

Popularity: 0.6

Franco Diogene

Yesil

Popularity: 2.2

Michael Ensign

Stanley Daniels

Popularity: 1.0

Gigi Ballista

Chief Judge

Popularity: 2.4

Key Crew

Screenplay Oliver Stone, Billy Hayes, William Hoffer

Producer Alan Marshall, David Puttnam

Executive Producer Peter Guber

Director Alan Parker

Editor Gerry Hambling

Production

Columbia Pictures

Casablanca Filmworks

Videos & Trailers

Midnight Express (1978) - Original Trailer

Trailer

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Keywords

prison airport drug smuggling escape court 1970s attempt to escape turkey based on true story prison guard lawyer torture hashish brutality prison sentence masturbation prison brutality istanbul, turkey sadistic warden turkish

Reviews from TMDB

Bazzjazz 10/10

Apr 12, 2018

Midnight Express is a harrowing story based on true events. Brad Davis delivers an outstanding performance with great supporting roles from John Hurt, Randy Quaid. It was an adapted Screenplay written by Oliver Stone which won him his first Oscar. Georgia Maroda (spelling)soundtrack is really ... Read more

CinemaSerf 6/10

Jun 21, 2025

Hmmm. I’m not sure time has been so kind to this, and as we look on it now it comes across as a rather condescending and stereotypical judgement of a Turkish penal system that dared to deal harshly with a drug smuggler. That character “Billy” (Brad Davis) doesn’t make it through immigration ... Read more