Midnight Express

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Midnight Express is a 1978 prison drama film about an American student jailed in Turkey for drug smuggling, noted for its intense performances and controversial portrayal of the Turkish justice system.

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instanceOf film
non-fiction book
prison drama film
author Billy Hayes
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Original Score
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay
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character Billy Hayes
Hamidou
Jimmy Booth
Max
cinematography Michael Seresin
controversy perceived negative depiction of Turkey and Turkish people
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Alan Parker
distributor Columbia Pictures
filmEditingBy Gerry Hambling
filmingLocation Italy
Malta
genre crime film
drama film
prison film
mainSubject Turkish prison system
drug smuggling
musicBy Giorgio Moroder
narrativeLocation Istanbul
Turkey
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
notableFor controversial portrayal of the Turkish justice system
intense performances
originalLanguage English
producer David Puttnam
publicationDate 1978
releaseDate 1978-10-06
runtime 121 minutes
screenwriter Oliver Stone
setInPeriod 1970s
starring Bo Hopkins
Brad Davis
Irene Miracle
John Hurt
Mike Kellin
Paul L. Smith
Randy Quaid

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