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.
General Note
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 ; interactive menus ; scene selections ; theatrical trailer.