Midnight Express

Released Year: 1978

Certificate: A

Runtime: 121 minutes

Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 59

Director: Alan Parker

Stars: Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Paolo Bonacelli

No of Votes: 73662

Gross: 35000000

Overview: Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.

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