Under a plaster cast taped around his body, officials had found two kilos of hashish hayes was smuggling out of turkey. Oliver stones oscar winning movie midnight express 1978 based on bill hayes 1977 nonfiction book, which showed the images of prison conditions and brutality in jails of turkey in 1970s was hardhitting and humiliating for turkish public and authorities in the last three decades. While being transfered to the police station billy attempted to exit the car at a red light and tex pulled a gun on him forcing him to remain in the car. Midnight express 1977 is a classic memoir of hayes time in a turkish prison, during which he was beaten, had a mental breakdown, and saw his sentence increased from a young william hayes did not think about that, the downside was years in a turkish prison the upside is this book. Midnight express by billy hayes, william hoffer january 1. The unbelievable true story of the worlds most infamous hash smuggler the true story billy hayes was busted for smuggling hash and thrown in a terrifying turkish prison. Billy hayes born april 3, 1947 is an american writer, actor, and film director. Here is the access download page of midnight express billy hayes pdf, click this link to download or read online. Download or read midnight express 1977 in pdf, epub formats. Oct 03, 2010 survivor tells the real story behind shocking cinema classic midnight express. Midnight express is a 1978 american prison drama film directed by alan parker, produced by david puttnam and starring brad davis, irene miracle, bo hopkins, paolo bonacelli, paul l. Midnight express 1978 brad davis as billy hayes imdb.
The company had produced books in america from the mid1850s until a century later. Midnight express 1977 read online free book by billy. Written by oliver stone, based on hayes 1977 nonfiction book. American student billy hayes now 70, on october 6th 1970, was leaving turkey after a holiday and attempted to smuggle four pounds of hashish out. After his ingenious escape from a turkish prison in 1975, billy hayes arrived home to a heros welcome, instant celebrity and within a week had a book and movie deal for his story. Giorgio moroder midnight express original soundtrack. Midnight return picks up where midnight express left off. Midnight return by billy hayes overdrive rakuten overdrive. Jul 02, 2007 william billy hayes, the hero of the movie midnight express, visited turkey last week and in a widely publicized press conference stated that the movie was a gross exaggeration and onesided misrepresentation of his experience in turkey.
The book is a much more accurate and much more compelling story of the arrest, imprisonment and escape of billy hayes in turkey and imprisoned for smuggling than the 1978 movie. Midnight express is the harrowing true story of 23yearold billy hayes after his arrest at the istanbul airport and the nightmare that followed. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Midnight express is a 1978 american film directed by alan parker and produced by david puttnam.
Midnight express is a 1977 nonfiction book by billy hayes and william hoffer about hayess experience as a young american who was sent to a turkish prison. The book is a much more accurate and much more compelling story of the arrest, imprisonment and escape of billy hayes in turkey and imprisoned for smuggling. Get midnight express billy hayes pdf file for free from our online library pdf file. Billy hayes was busted for smuggling hash and thrown in a terrifying turkish prison. Riding the midnight express with billy hayes, new york, new york. Hayes was a young american student sent to a turkish prison for trying to smuggle hashish out of turkey.
It stars brad davis, irene miracle, bo hopkins, paolo bonacelli, paul l. Midnight express by billy hayes and william hoffer 1977. The unbelievable true story of the worlds most infamous. Buy a cheap copy of midnight express book by william hoffer. Midnight express by billy hayes, william hoffer january 1, 1977 paperback. Jun 22, 2012 billy hayes, author of midnight express, which was made into a feature film, talks about his experiences in a turkish prison in the 1970s, and his upcoming book, midnight return.
The cult film that had disastrous consequences for. However movie deviates especially in the portrayal of turks from the book to a level to be criticized by many including billy hayes himself. The real billy hayes regrets midnight express, apologizes to. Billy was interviewed about his current show, in which he gives reflections from that time. Riding the midnight express with billy hayes facebook. Smith, randy quaid, norbert weisser, peter jeffrey and john hurt. It is based on billy hayess 1977 book and was adapted into t. Midnight express tells the gutwrenching true story of a young ma. He is best known for his autobiographical book midnight express about his experiences in and escape from a turkish prison after being convicted of smuggling hashish. May 16, 2016 in midnight express, a young american, billy hayes played by the late brad davis, is arrested at istanbul airport with some hash taped to his chest. The story of billy hayes and turkey, which is both a behindthescenes account of the original production and. Midnight express book by william hoffer thriftbooks.
The film was a heavily fictionalized version of billy hayes book, and the max character appears to be fictional as well or at least a composite of other reallife imprisoned westerners that hayes met while in a turkish prison. Midnight express by billy hayes, william hoffer january 1, 1977 paperback on. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. It is based on billy hayes 1977 nonfiction book midnight express and was adapted into the screenplay by oliver stone. As its been 40 years since the release of midnight express i. William hayes is mostly known for his autobiography midnight. Dutton published the initial hardback edition in 1977. I have also seen mention of the right bill hayes in some obituaries, but not in any of the major media ones that published yesterday, when oliver sacks died. Read online now midnight express billy hayes ebook pdf at our library. In midnight express, a young american, billy hayes played by the late brad davis, is arrested at istanbul airport with some hash taped to his. The following year he attended the premiere of the film adapation of midnight.
Midnight express by billy hayes goodreads share book. Billy hayes has been writing, speaking, acting, and directing in theater, film, and television since midnight express was made into an academy awardwinning film in 1978. Feb 01, 2007 bu videoda oliver stoneun cevirdigi midnight expresss adl. Of course the book is in hayes own words and not the twisted fantasies of overzealous filmmakers so that is definitely a big plus. Midnight express gercegi1 alinur velidedeoglu youtube. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Billy hayes leapt from prison isolation to international notoriety when the book about his five years in and escape from a turkish prison became a worldwide bestseller, and an academy awardwinning film.
Billy hayes since publishing his bestselling book, midnight express, billy hayes has had an extensive career as an actor, director, screenwriter and public speaker. Billy hayes is an american tourist visiting turkey with his girlfriend susan irene miracle when hes caught by customs officials trying to smuggle a large amount of hashish out of the country. In 1970, hayes was arrested for attempting to smuggle two kilos of hashish out of the turkey. Nicholas braun of succession talks about what its like to play the most relatable member of the hirsch family. Leadership is about how you make people feel by their choice and not about how you want them to feel by force. The official website of riding the midnight express the play. Midnight express is a harrowing tale of a naive american caught in a nightmare of his own making thousands of miles from his home. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. It was the year when he tried to smuggle 4lbs of hashish from istanbul back to his home in america. Midnight express is a 1977 nonfiction book by billy hayes and william hoffer about hayess experience as a young american who was sent to a turkish prison for trying to smuggle hashish out of turkey. Opinion turkish govt recasting infamous midnight express. His second book, midnight return, explores his life after prison and the parallel lives of those he.
Billy hayes, an american college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of turkey and thrown into prison. Published march 4th 20 by curly brains press first published 1977. Billy hayes talks about visiting istanbul after being the most hated. Midnight express is a 1978 biographical film, based on the book of true accounts of billy hayes, a young american sent to a turkish prison for trying to smuggle hashish out of turkey to the us.
Midnight express by billy hayes, william hoffer january 1, 1977. About riding the midnight express with billy hayes. It was the year when he was arrested at istanbul airport, tried, and sentenced to 30 years in a turkish jail. William hoffer the author describes the years he spent in a turkish jail for smuggling hashish and the escape plan he devised and carried out. Manus ble skrevet av oliver stone og bygger pa hayes selvbiografi fra 1977. The book was adapted by oliver stone and directed by alan parker into a 1978 feature film of the same name that took many liberties with the book. Jun 28, 2010 some people have lived, and some people have lived. One of the bestknown books on doing time in a foreign prison, midnight express earned almost instant cult status when it was released in 1977. Midnight express 1977 by billy hayes william hoffer. Midnight express ble belonnet med golden globe for beste film og to oscar bade. Jan 24, 2020 the unbelievable true story of the worlds most infamous hash smuggler. Nov 04, 2015 the gutwrenching true story of a young mans incarceration and escape from a turkish prison, a classic story of survival and human endurance, told with humor, honesty, and heart, it became the academy awardwinning blockbuster film of the same name. Midnight express is a 1978 prison neo noir drama film directed by alan parker, produced by david puttnam and written by oliver stone, based on billy hayes 1977 nonfiction book midnight express. This gut wrenching, brutality honest story of billy hayes a us citizen surviving a turkish.
However, as a person who has spent time in turkey and read the book upon which the film is based, i know that it is a fictional story. In 1977 he told the world about his escape from a turkish prison in his coauthored autobiographical book, the midnight. He expressed his regret and accepted responsibility for the damage the film inflicted on turkey. Hamidou, the warden beats billy and attempts to rape him. Billy escapes and is chased and captured by tex at gunpoint. Survivor tells the real story behind shocking cinema classic. Almost 50 years ago, billy hayes wrote a memoir, midnight express about his five years as an inmate in a turkish prison, a book which later became a film. Midnight express by billy hayes, 1977, popular library edition, in english midnight express 1977 edition open library. Download read midnight express 1977 by billy hayes in. Billy hayes chronicle of his horrific five years in a turkish prison doesnt read like tense existentialist struggle against impossible odds, but rather like a hallmark movie of the week. Midnight express tells the gutwrenching true story of a young mans incarceration and escape from a turkish prison. For five years he suffered the filth, brutality and degradation of imprisonment in an. From the moment it stunned the world at the cannes film festival in 1978, midnight express cemented its place in film history as an artistic and financial.
Billy hayes leapt from prison isolation to international notoriety when the book about his 5 years in and escape from a turkish prison became a worldwide bestseller, and an academy awardwinning film. Sep 06, 2016 nearly four decades later, the man behind the movie has resurfaced in midnight return. His autobiographical book midnight express was released in 1977. In 1970 billy hayes was arrested at the istanbul airport with 4 pounds of hashish, given a life sentence, and made a dramatic escape after 5 years. Midnight express by billy hayes, william hoffer and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Billy hayes ile alinur velidedeoglu nun,1999 cannes film festivalinde yaptigi roportaji. Billy hayes rides the midnight express again an interview. Midnight express giorgio moroder original soundtrack. Midnight return chronicles his struggles and triumphs in that transition, tracing billy. And drug smuggler turned author billy hayes has told the sunday mail how delighted he is to be telling the true. Midnight express by billy hayes professional moron.