Midnight Express is a movie directed by Alan Parker in 1978 and based on the book of the same name by Billy Hayes and William Hoffer, first published in 1977. The movie features Brad Davis, John Hurt, Bo Hopkins, Irene Miracle, Randy Quaid, Paolo Bonacelli, and others.
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Storyline
On October 6, 1970, on holiday in Istanbul, Turkey, American college student Billy Hayes straps 2 kg of hashish blocks to his chest. After a while, a shadowy American – who is never named but is nicknamed Tex by Billy, for his thick Texan accent – arrives, takes Billy to a police station, and translates Billy’s English for one of the detectives.
Movie vs Book
Year
1978
Minutes
121
Movie Rate
7.60
Source: IMDb
Movie
Midnight Express
Director: Alan Parker
Country: UK
Year: 1978
Length: 2h1m
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Year
1977
Pages
250
Book Rate
8.04
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Book
Midnight Express
Author: Billy Hayes, William Hoffer
Country: USA
First published in: 1977
Length: 250 pages
Genre: Biography
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“It's kind of a test when you read a novel thinking about its potential for the screen: How does it play on your mind's screen?”
DEBRA GRANIK (Filmmaker)
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