Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
Summary |
American citizen Billy Hayes is sentenced to four years in a brutal Turkish prison after being caught trying to smuggle hashish out of Istanbul. When his sentence is changed to life just days before his release, he has not choice but to try to escape |
Notes |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1978 |
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Special features include: documentary featurette entitled I'm healthy, I'm alive and I'm free ; interactive menus ; scene selections ; theatrical trailer |
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Based on the nonfiction book Midnight express by William Hayes with William Hoffer |
Credits |
Cinematographer, Michael Seresin ; editor, Gerry Hambling ; executive producer, Peter Guber ; music created by Giorgio Moroder |
Cast |
Brad Davis, John Hurt, Randy Quaid, Irene Miracle |
Notes |
Censorship classification : R 18+ |
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DVD region 4 ; PAL |
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English and Italian language soundtracks with optional subtitles in English, English for the hearing impaired, Italian, Arabic, Croatian, Danish, Hindi, Swedish |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
Subject |
Hayes, Billy -- Drama.
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Prisons -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Drama.
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Author |
Stone, Oliver.
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Parker, Alan, 1944- director
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Davis, Brad, 1949-1991, actor
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Hayes, Billy.
Midnight express
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Hoffer, William.
Midnight express
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Columbia Pictures.
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Columbia TriStar Home Video Australia (Firm)
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