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Midnight Express(1978)

7.4(1895)
2h 1m
1978-08-31

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".

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Brad Davis
Brad Davis
Billy Hayes
Irene Miracle
Irene Miracle
Susan
Bo Hopkins
Bo Hopkins
Tex

Keywords

prisonairportdrug smugglingescapecourt1970sattempt to escapebased on true storyprison guardlawyertorturehashishbrutalityprison sentencemasturbationprison brutalitysadistic wardenanxiouscautionarysuspensefulominous

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