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Titolo originale: Midnight Express

1978
VM18
2h 1min

VALUTAZIONE IMDb

7,5/10

89.748

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POPOLARITÀ

3.860

915

Theatrical Trailer from Columbia Tristar

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Arrestato all'aeroporto di Istanbul con due chili di hashish, il giovane americano Billy Hayes viene condannato, prima a quattro anni e poi all'ergastolo e rinchiuso in un terribile carcere ... Leggi tuttoArrestato all'aeroporto di Istanbul con due chili di hashish, il giovane americano Billy Hayes viene condannato, prima a quattro anni e poi all'ergastolo e rinchiuso in un terribile carcere dal quale riesce a evadere.Arrestato all'aeroporto di Istanbul con due chili di hashish, il giovane americano Billy Hayes viene condannato, prima a quattro anni e poi all'ergastolo e rinchiuso in un terribile carcere dal quale riesce a evadere.

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VALUTAZIONE IMDb

7,5/10

89.748

LA TUA VALUTAZIONE

POPOLARITÀ

3.860

915

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Vincitore di 2 Oscar
- 17 vittorie e 14 candidature totali

Quiz
Banned (and never released theatrically) in Turkey until 1992 when the private television channel HBB broadcast it.

Blooper
The Turkish spoken by the Turkish characters in the film is uniformly broken. The actors are obviously not Turkish; sometimes the language is so broken it is difficult for native speakers to understand what they are saying.

Citazioni
Max: The best thing to do is to get your ass out of here. Best way that you can.
Billy Hayes: Yeah, but how?
Max: Catch the midnight express.
Billy Hayes: But what's that?
Max: [laughs] Well it's not a train. It's a prison word for... escape. But it doesn't stop around here.

Curiosità sui crediti
The only opening titles are: Columbia Pictures presents a Casablanca FilmWorks production an Alan Parker film Midnight Express After this, the opening prologue text reads "The following is based on a true story. It began October 6, 1970 in Istanbul, Turkey."

Versioni alternative
Some of the VHS and Betamax copies included text before the end credits run that did not appear on the DVD and Blu-ray copies "On May 18,1978 the motion picture you have just seen was shown to an audience of world press at the Cannes Film Festival.... 43 days later the United States and Turkey entered into formal negotiations for the exchange of prisoners." This dialogue existed on HBO's showing of the movie back in 1985.

Connessioni
Edited into L'implacabile (1987)

Colonne sonore
Istanbul Blues
Vocals by David Castle
Written By Oliver Stone, Billy Hayes (as William Hayes)
Arranged and Lyrics by David Castle
Acoustic / Electric Guitars by Patrick McClure
Drums, Percussion by Jerry Summers
Strings by Fritz Sonnleitner and Sid Sharp
Bass by Rick Tierney
Piano, Electric Piano, Clavinet by David Castle
Published by Rick's Music Inc./Gold Horizon Music Corp. (BMI)
(p) 1978 Casablanca Record and FilmWorks, Inc.
© 1978 Columbia Pictures

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When you're busted for drugs over there!

While this film is entertaining to watch and has its level of suspense at various points it is not a truly `true story' much of it according to the real Billy Hayes never happened and his eventual escape is very different from what is depicted in this motion picture. It also tends to demonize the nation of Turkey and presents a distorted view of its people. Is it possible to have sympathy for the main character? He was fully aware of what he was doing and knew the consequences should he be caught so sympathy is on an individual basis. You may have sympathy or may not.

A number of years ago a public service commercial narrated by actor Hal Holbrook frequently ran on Television, which told of Americans being held in foreign prisons. He spoke of one American held in a Turkish prison. Was it Billy Hayes? The commercial ends with the line `When you're busted for drugs over there you're in for the hassle of your life' That's the message this film was intended to send out irregardless if the events in it were true or fictionalized for dramatic purposes. As always purchase or rent a copy to see the uncut unedited version.