Midnight Express

by Billy Hayes · first published 1977

Midnight Express is a 1977 nonfiction book by Billy Hayes and William Hoffer about Hayes' experience as a young American who was sent to a Turkish prison. The U.S. had declared a "War on Drugs" in the early 1970s, and Hayes was made an example of for trying to smuggle hashish out of Turkey. When his sentence was extended to 30 years, he decided to make his escape. The book was adapted by Oliver Stone and directed by Alan Parker into a 1978 feature film of the same name that, in Hayes' opinion, took many liberties with the book.

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Genre:

Biography

Original language:

English

Reader rating:

★ 5.0 / 5 (1 on Open Library)

Year page:

1977