MOVIE
Midnight Express
Walk into the incredible true experience of Billy Hayes. And bring all the courage you can.
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".
ERA & CONTEXT
Midnight Express in its release era
Released in 1978, Midnight Express sits inside the 1970s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1978-08-31
- Rating
- R
- TMDB score
- 7.4/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures, Casablanca Filmworks
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Topicsprisonairportdrug smugglingescapecourt1970sattempt to escapebased on true story