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Midnight Express (Original title)
Date: 1978 (Copyright)

Countries: USA, United Kingdom

Directed by: Alan Parker

Synopsis: Based on the true story of Billy Hayes, an American who was imprisoned in Turkey for drug smuggling.

Genre:
Drama

Subjects:
Prisons, Turkey
Credits (67)
©: Columbia Pictures Corporation, Production Company: Columbia Pictures Corporation, Production Company: Casablanca FilmWorks, Production Company: Columbia Pictures Corporation Limited, Executive Producer: Peter Guber, Produced by: Alan Marshall, David Puttnam, Unit Manager: Richard Green, Production Manager: Garth Thomas, Production Accountant: Ron Phipps, Assistant Accountant: Paul Cadiou, Producers' Assistant: Angela Micklesburgh, Caryn Picker, Production Secretary: Valerie Craig, Assistant Director (1st): Ray Corbett, Assistant Director (2nd): David Wimbury, Assistant Director (3rd): Kieron Phipps, Continuity: Kay Fenton, Casting (USA): Penny Perry, Casting (England): Patsy Pollock, Screenplay by: Oliver Stone, Based on the book by: Billy Hayes, [Based on the book by] with: William Hoffer, Lighting Cameraman: Michael Seresin, Camera Operator: John Stanier, Follow Focus: Brian Harris, Clapper Loader: Beau Alexander, Electrician: Roy Rodhouse, Electrician: Reg Parsons, Electrician: Peter Bloor, Electrician: Nobby Cross, Electrician: Ray Coates, Camera Grip: Freddy Fry, Stills Photography: David Appleby, Editor: Gerry Hambling, Assistant Editor: Eddy Joseph, Assistant Editor: Tony Orton, Assistant Editor: Richard Taylor, Production Designer: Geoffrey Kirkland, Art Director: Evan Hercules, Art Department Assistant: Katherine Kubrick, Property Master: John Leuenberger, Property Buyer: Karen Brookes, Dressing Props: John Hemmington, Standby Props: Bob Hedges, Dennis Simmonds, Construction Manager: Bill Welch, Standby Carpenter: Alan Booth, Standby Painter: Douglas Regan, Standby Plasterer: Ken Clark, Stagehand: Bob Lapper, Rigger: Red Lawrence, Costume Designer: Milena Canonero, Wardrobe Mistress: Bobby Lavender, Make-up: Mary Hillman, Make-up: Penny Steyne, Hairdressing: Sarah Monzani, Hairdresser: Pat Hay, Music: Giorgio Moroder, Sound Mixer: Clive Winter, Sound Camera: Don Banks, Boom Operator: Ken Weston, Dubbing Mixer: Bill Rowe, Dubbing Editor: Rusty Coppleman, Fight arranger: Roy Scammell, Studio: Mediterranean Film Studios
Cast (24)
Brad Davis (Billy Hayes), Irene Miracle (Susan), Bo Hopkins (Tex), Paolo Bonacelli (Rifki), Paul Smith (Hamidou), Randy Quaid (Jimmy Booth), Norbert Weisser (Erich), John Hurt (Max), Mike Kellin (Mr Hayes), Franco Diogene (Yesil), Michael Ensign (Stanley Daniels), Gigi Ballista (chief judge), Kevork Malikyan (prosecutor), Peter Jeffrey (Ahmet), Joe Zammit Cordina (.), Zanninos Zanninou (Turkish detective), Yashar Adem (.), Michael Yannatos (translator), Raad Rawi, Vic Tablian (.), Tony Boyd (Aslan), Ahmed El Shenawi (Negdir), Dimos Starenios ([ticket seller]), Baron Casanov