Directed by:
Alan ParkerScreenplay:
Oliver StoneCinematography:
Michael SeresinComposer:
Giorgio MoroderCast:
Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Paolo Bonacelli, Paul L. Smith, Randy Quaid, Norbert Weisser, John Hurt, Mike Kellin, Franco Diogene, Michael Ensign (more)VOD (1)
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In this harrowing true-life adventure, young American Billy Hayes (Brad Davis) is arrested in Turkey after he’s caught smuggling hashish. Taken to a brutal Turkish jail where the prisoners must fend for themselves, he meets many other inmates, including an American (Randy Quaid), an Englishman (John Hurt), and a Scandinavian (Norbert Weisser). (Via Vision Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Brad Davis
USA
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Sybil (1976) (TV movie)
Roots (1977) (series)
Midnight Express (1978)
Irene Miracle
USA
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Midnight Express (1978)
Inferno (1980)
Night Train Murders (1975)
Bo Hopkins
USA
Best movies:
Midnight Express (1978)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
The Getaway (1972)
Paolo Bonacelli
Italy
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
Midnight Express (1978)
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Paul L. Smith
USA
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Maverick (1994)
Midnight Express (1978)
Kid Stuff (1975)
Randy Quaid
USA
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Paper Moon (1973)
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Norbert Weisser
Germany
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John Hurt
UK
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The Elephant Man (1980)
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Mike Kellin
USA
Best movies:
Midnight Express (1978)
The Incident (1967)
The Boston Strangler (1968)
Franco Diogene
Italy
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The Name of the Rose (1986)
The Big Blue (1988)
Michael Ensign
USA
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Gigi Ballista
Italy
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Kevork Malikyan
Turkey
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Midnight Express (1978)
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Peter Jeffrey
UK
Best movies:
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Joe Zammit Cordina
Malta
Best movies:
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Yashaw Adem
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Raad Rawi
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Vic Tablian
Palestine
Best movies:
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Midnight Express (1978)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Zannino
Turkey
Best movies:
Midnight Express (1978)
Young Aphrodites (1963)
The 300 Spartans (1962)
Mihalis Giannatos
Turkey
Best movies:
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