Midnight Express (1978) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Alan Parker.

Cast

• Brad Davis as Billy Hayes
• Irene Miracle as Susan
• Bo Hopkins as Tex
• Paolo Bonacelli as Rifki
• Paul L. Smith as Hamidou
• Randy Quaid as Jimmy Booth
• Norbert Weisser as Erich
• John Hurt as Max
• Mike Kellin as Mr. Hayes
• Franco Diogene as Yesil
• Michael Ensign as Stanley Daniels
• Gigi Ballista as Chief Judge
• Kevork Malikyan as Prosecutor
• Peter Jeffrey as Ahmet
• Joe Zammit Cordina as Airport Customs Officer
• Yashaw Adem as Airport Police Chief
• Raad Rawi as Airport Security Chief
• Tony Boyd as Aslan
• Zannino as Police Detective
• Mihalis Giannatos as Court Translator
• Vic Tablian as Star
• Ahmed El Shenawi as Negdir

Crew

• Alan Parker — Director
• Oliver Stone — Screenplay
• Alan Marshall — Producer
• David Puttnam — Producer
• Giorgio Moroder — Original Music Composer
• Michael Seresin — Director of Photography

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