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Midnight Express

1978 121 min Drama, Crime

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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2 wins

4 nominations

budget $2,300,000 earnings $35,000,000 return 15.2x

director Alan Parker

writer Oliver Stone

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