Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish 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".

• DirectorAlan Parker
• Release31 August 1978
• Genre
  Drama / Crime
• Duration2h 1m
• Budget$2,300,000
• Revenue$35,000,000
• Rate
  

  7.456
  1809 reviews
• Productions

  Columbia Pictures, Casablanca Filmworks