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Midnight Express (1978) Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an

Midnight Express (1978)

Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish 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".

Cast:
Billy Hayes: Brad Davis
Susan: Irene Miracle
Tex: Bo Hopkins
Rifki: Paolo Bonacelli
Hamidou: Paul L. Smith
Jimmy Booth: Randy Quaid
Erich: Norbert Weisser
Max: John Hurt
Mr. Hayes: Mike Kellin
Yesil: Franco Diogene
Stanley Daniels: Michael Ensign
Chief Judge: Gigi Ballista
Prosecutor: Kevork Malikyan
Ahmet: Peter Jeffrey
Airport Customs Officer: Joe Zammit Cordina
Airport Police Chief: Yashar Adem
Airport Security Chief: Raad Rawi
Aslan: Tony Boyd
Police Detective: Zannino
Court Translator / Police officer (as Michael Yannatos): Mihalis Giannatos
Star: Vic Tablian
Negdir: Ahmed El Shenawi
Long-Haired Man at Airport: Alan Parker

Written by: Oliver Stone (screenplay), Billy Hayes (book), William Hoffer (book)

Director: Alan Parker

Production: Columbia Pictures, Casablanca Filmworks

Release date: 06 Oct 1978
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