Midnight Express

Name: Midnight Express
Start: 2026-09-13T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-13T14:00:00+02:00
Location: Kino MAT

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Midnight Express

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took place · 13 Sep 2026

Kino MAT, Prague

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The classic film Midnight Express is screening at Kino MAT in Prague. A legendary thriller about an escape from a Turkish prison.

About the venue: Kino MAT

Kino MAT is a small art-house cinema on Karlovo náměstí in Prague 2, with a capacity of just 46 seats. It opened to the public in May 1995 and screens Czech and foreign art films, documentaries, and children's films at weekends. The auditorium is equipped with DCI digital projection as well as 35 mm and 16 mm film capability. The complex also houses the MAT restaurant and one of the last DVD rental shops in Prague.

Karlovo náměstí 19, 120 00 Praha 2 Get directions

About: John Hurt

Sir John Vincent Hurt (January 22, 1940 – January 25, 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades. He came to prominence for his role as Richard Rich in the film A Man for All Seasons (1966) and gained BAFTA Award nominations for his portrayals of Timothy Evans in 10 Rillington Place (1971) and Quentin Crisp in television film The Naked Civil Servant (1975) – winning his first BAFTA for the latter. He played Caligula in the BBC TV series I, Claudius (1976). Hurt's performance in the prison drama Midnight Express (1978) brought him international renown and earned Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards, along with an Academy Award nomination. His BAFTA-nominated portrayal of astronaut Kane, in the science-fiction horror film Alien (1979), notably included a scene where an alien creature burst out of his chest, named by several publications as one of the most memorable moments in cinema history.

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