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Midnight Express

Release Date:October 27, 1978

Running Time:121 min

Genres:Drama, Crime

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Cast

Brad Davis Irene Miracle Bo Hopkins Paolo Bonacelli Paul L. Smith Randy Quaid Norbert Weisser John Hurt Mike Kellin Franco Diogene Michael Ensign Gigi Ballista

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

Synopsis

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".

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