Midnight Express
“Walk into the incredible true experience of Billy Hayes. And bring all the courage you can.”
7.4(1,963)R19782h 1mEN
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".
Details
prisonairportdrug smugglingescapecourt1970sattempt to escapebased on true storyprison guardlawyertorturehashish
Budget $2.3MBox office $35.0M
