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Midnight Express is a 1978 prison drama film directed by Alan Parker and adapted by Oliver Stone from Billy Hayes's 1977 memoir of the same name. The film centers on Hayes (played by Brad Davis ), a young American student, who is sent to a Turkish prison for trying to smuggle hashish out of the country.
Oct 27, 1978 · Midnight Express is a 1978 film based on the true story of Billy Hayes, an American college student who was caught smuggling drugs in Turkey and imprisoned for four years. The film depicts his harsh treatment, his friendship and rivalry with other inmates, and his desperate attempt to escape.
Arrested in 1970 after trying to smuggle two kilos of hash out of Turkey, American student Billy Hayes faces a nightmare 30-year jail sentence. Watch trailers & learn more.
Billy Hayes (Brad Davis) is a young American caught by Turkish police while attempting to smuggle hash out of Istanbul. He's tried and sent to prison for four years,...
A drama based on the true story of Billy Hayes, who was imprisoned in Turkey for drug smuggling. The film follows his ordeal, his hopes for freedom, and his struggle to survive in a harsh and hostile environment.
Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison. On October 6, 1970 while boarding an international flight out of Istanbul Airport, American Billy Hayes (Brad Davis) is caught attempting to smuggle two kilos of hashish out of the country, the drugs strapped to his body.
A movie based on the book by Billy Hayes, who was imprisoned in Turkey for smuggling hashish. Ebert criticizes the film's indignation and its portrayal of Hayes as a victim, and praises its prison scenes and art direction.
