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Based on William Hayes's autobiography, MIDNIGHT EXPRESS tells the harrowing story of a young American tourist arrested and sentenced to 30 years in prison by Turkish authorities for trying to smuggle two kilos of hashish out of the country.

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EAN5050582260540

eBay Product ID (ePID)30741717

Product Key Features

ActorBo Hopkins, Brad Davis, Randy Quaid, John Hurt

Film/TV TitleMidnight Express

DirectorAlan Parker

LanguageEnglish

Subtitle LanguageCzech\Danish\Dutch\Finnish\French\German\Greek\Hebrew\Hindi\Hungarian\Icelandic\Italian\Norwegian\Polish\Portuguese\Spanish\Swedish\Turkish

Run Time116 Mins

Aspect Ratio1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen\Full Screen

Release Year2007

FormatDVD

FeaturesWidescreen, Theatrical Trailer\Featurette\Filmographies, With Subtitles

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate18

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ComposerGiorgio Moroder

AwardsBest Direction 1978 - Alan Parker, Best Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published 1978 - Oliver Stone

Additional InformationBased on William Hayes's autobiography, MIDNIGHT EXPRESS tells the harrowing story of a young American tourist arrested and sentenced to 30 years in prison by Turkish authorities for trying to smuggle two kilos of hashish out of the country. Billy (Brad Davis), suffering through the harsh realities of the Turkish penal system, sees a glimmer of hope when his father (Billy Kellin) arrives from the States with the intention of securing his son's release. But when that effort fails and the prison's savage environment becomes too much to bear, Billy opts for the only possible solution: breaking out of jail and riding the midnight express--prison slang for escape--to freedom.<BR>Director Alan Parker (MISSISSIPPI BURNING), aided by Oliver Stone's Oscar-winning script, fastens an unflinching gaze into the darkest recesses of physical and emotional cruelty. Supporting cast members Randy Quaid, John Hurt, and Bo Hopkins give stellar performances, and Giorgio Moroder supplies a jagged yet entrancing soundtrack for a film that is at one and the same time a Kafkaesque nightmare, a riveting expose, and a testament to the dogged human thirst for dignity.

ScreenwriterOliver Stone

Dubbing LanguagesGerman

Format DescriptionDVD 10

Sound sourceMono

Movie/TV TitleMidnight Express