Midnight Express is a 1978 prison drama film directed by Alan Parker and adapted by Oliver Stone from Billy Hayes's 1977 memoir of the same name. The film centers on Hayes (played by Brad Davis), a young American student, who is sent to a Turkish prison for trying to smuggle hashish out of the country. The film's … Se mer On vacation in Istanbul, Turkey in 1970, American college student Billy Hayes straps 2 kg (4.4 lb) of hashish bricks to his chest. As he and his girlfriend Susan are about to board a plane back to the United States, Billy is … Se mer Although the story is set largely in Turkey, the movie was filmed almost entirely at Fort Saint Elmo in Valletta, Malta, after permission to film in Istanbul was denied. The end credits state … Se mer The film screened at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival. It opened at the Odeon Haymarket in London on Thursday, 10 August 1978 grossing $3,472 in its opening day, a Columbia Pictures record in the UK. It opened in New York on 6 October 1978 before … Se mer The quote 'Have you ever been in a Turkish prison?', in the American comedy film Airplane! (1980), is a reference to Midnight Express. Se mer • Brad Davis as Billy Hayes • Irene Miracle as Susan • Bo Hopkins as "Tex" • Randy Quaid as Jimmy Booth • Paolo Bonacelli as Rifki Se mer Various aspects of Billy Hayes's story were fictionalized or added for the movie: • In the movie, Hayes is in Turkey with his girlfriend when he is arrested; in real life, he was travelling alone. Se mer According to the film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 93% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 28 reviews with an average rating of 7.6/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Raw and unrelenting, Midnight Express is riveting in its realistic … Se mer Nettet5. feb. 2024 · Escape Plan, dir. Mikael Håfström (2013) Sylvester Stallone plays a “structural-security authority” (lol) who is the victim of a conspiracy that causes him to …
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NettetMidnight Express is a 1978 prison drama film directed by Alan Parker and adapted by Oliver Stone from Billy Hayes's 1977 memoir of the same name.The film centers on Hayes (played by Brad Davis), a young … Nettet18. okt. 2013 · Escape Plan: Directed by Mikael Håfström. With Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Caviezel, Faran Tahir. When a structural-security authority finds himself set up and incarcerated in the … Nettet7. okt. 2024 · The 1978 prison drama film “Midnight Express” tells the story of young American student Bill Hayes, who spent five years in various Turkish prisons from 1970 to 1975 after being caught attempting to smuggle two kilos of hashish out of Turkey. The Academy Award-winning film has once again attracted attention. rockfield estate monmouth