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Midnight Express

Midnight Express (1978)

Walk into the incredible true experience of Billy Hayes. And bring all the courage you can.

  • Genre: Drama · Crime
  • Country: United Kingdom · USA
  • Runtime: 121 min
  • Released: 1978-08-31
  • TMDB rating: 7.4 / 10 (1 940)

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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Paolo Bonacelli

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paolo Bonacelli (February 28, 1939 - October 8 2025) was an Italian actor. He is best known for his performance as The Duke de Blangis in Pasolini's notorious Salò (1975). He can also be seen in Midnight Express (1978) and Caligula (1979), in which he plays the role of Cassius Ch…

John Hurt

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Brad Davis

Brad Davis was an American actor best known for playing Billy Hayes in Midnight Express (1978), Alan Parker's thriller about an American imprisoned in Turkey. The role made him an international name. He died in 1991.

Irene Miracle

Irene Miracle is an American actress best known for playing Susan in the 1978 thriller Midnight Express. She also appeared in Dario Argento's horror film Inferno (1980). Most of her screen work falls in the late 1970s and 1980s.

Bo Hopkins

Bo Hopkins (February 2, 1938 – May 28, 2022) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 100 film and television roles in a career of more than 40 years, including the The Wild Bunch (1969), The Bridge at Remagen (1969), The Getaway (1972), American Graffiti (1973), The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973), The Killer…

Paul L. Smith

Paul L. Smith (February 5, 1939 – April 25, 2012) was an American character actor. Burly, bearded, and imposing, he has appeared in films and occasionally on TV since the 1970s, generally playing "heavies" and bad guys. His most notable roles include Hamidou, the vicious prison warden in Midnight Express (1978), Bluto…

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