Midnight Express

Name: Midnight Express
Director: Alan Parker
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1978

1978

Alan Parker

1978·R·

United Kingdom,

United States

Award tierSilver

Metascore

Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.

Cast

Brad Davis·Irene Miracle·Bo Hopkins·Paolo Bonacelli

Languages

English

Turkish

French

Major Awards

3 wins · 8 nominations

Wins (3)

Best Picture

BAFTA Awards (1979)

Best Film Editing

Golden Globes, USA (1979)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Best Screenplay

Golden Globes, USA (1979)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Nominations (8)

Best Picture

BAFTA Awards (1979)

Best Film

Academy Awards, USA (1979)

Best Picture

Best Director

Golden Globes, USA (1979)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Academy Awards, USA (1979)

Best Director

Best Actor

Golden Globes, USA (1979)

Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Other

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1978)

Best Director

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1978)

Best Picture

Cannes Film Festival (1978)