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Midnight express [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures presents a Casablanca Filmworks production ; an Alan Parker film ; directed by Alan Parker ; produced by Alan Marshall and David Puttman ; screenplay by Oliver Stone. - 20th anniversary ed. - Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2005. - 1 videodisc (121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1978. Based on the nonfiction book Midnight express by William Hayes with William Hoffer. Special features include: documentary featurette entitled I'm healthy, I'm alive and I'm free ; theatrical trailer.

Cinematographer, Michael Seresin ; editor, Gerry Hambling ; executive producer, Peter Guber ; music created by Giorgio Moroder. Cinematographer, Michael Seresin ; editor, Gerry Hambling ; executive producer, Peter Guber ; music created by Giorgio Moroder.

Brad Davis, John Hurt, Randy Quaid, Irene Miracle.

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 no choice but to try to escape.

MPAA rating: R.


DVD, Widescreen presentation (aspect ratio 1.85:1) , Dolby Ditigal.


English and French language soundtracks with optional subtitles in English or French; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.

ISBN: 0767817486 9780767817486

Standard No.: 043396005495

Publisher. No.: 00549 Columbia TriStar Home VIdeo

Subjects--Personal Names:
Hayes, Billy--Drama.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Prisons--Turkey--Istanbul--Drama.
Prisoners--Turkey--Istanbul--Drama.
Smuggling--Turkey--Istanbul--Drama.
Hashish--Drama.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Feature films.
Adventure films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

LC Class. No.: CM DVD 00246