Midnight Express (1978)

7.5	Listal rating
7.6	IMDB rating

Directed by

Alan Parker

Starring (View all)

Billy Hayes

Susan

Tex

Rifki

Hamidou

Jimmy Booth

Erich

Max

Written by (View all)

Billy Hayes

William Hoffer

(book)

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2 years, 1 month ago at Apr 5 17:47

propelas

2 votes

Turkish prison. The term refers directly to a terrible hell, where souls are wiped out, contradicted each individual right is lost and the last drop of hope. The correlation is not a coincidence. Especially after 1978 when the film of Alan Parker, the belief is reflected in the eyes of the civilized world. The scenario may be based on a true recording history, but the opposite-affected-side blamed... read more

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2 years, 9 months ago at Aug 21 7:15

dappa1975

2 votes

top film great reflection of the drug laws and harshness of a Turkish Prison. Based on a true story. I dunno all for recreational drugs eh..

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Story of a man who is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.

Release date : 6 October 1978
UPC: 043396005495

Prison (11), Drama (9), Drugs (8), Turkey (7), Torture (7), 1970s (7), 1978 (6), Thriller (6), Prison Escape (6), Friendship (6), Rape (6), Prisoner (5), Airport (5), Crime (5), Biography (5), Human Rights (5), Police (5), Escape (5), Revenge (5), Smuggling (5)

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"It was actually directed by Alan Parker, Oliver Stone wrote the screenplay. Back then, Stone was still struggling as a director but he did manage to reach some major critical acclaim for writing this, winning his first Academy award in the process. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of this flick. I mean, it has been a while since I have seen it but back then, I thought it was rather stereotypical and way over the top. Still, the first scene, until the guy gets caught at the airport, is really amazi"

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"If you ever consider smuggling drugs in Turkey, watch this film first....you won't."

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" Oscar Nominations: Best Adapted Screenplay - Won Best Score - Won Best Picture Best Director - Alan Parker Best Supporting Actor - John Hurt Best Editing Watched February 26th - TCM - 1st Viewing "What is a crime? What is punishment? - it seems to vary from time to time, place to place - what's legal today is suddenly illegal tomorrow because some society says it's so, and what's illegal yesterday is suddenly legal because everybody's doing it, and you can't put everybody in jail - I'm n"

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