Midnight Express
Film · 121 min · English · 1978
Directed by Alan Parker
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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- Columbia Pictures
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Catalogued
- 2026-09-27
- Registry ID
- MRR-1978-FLM-908098
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