Midnight express.
Resource Information
The work Midnight express. represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Newburyport Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.
The Resource
Midnight express.
Resource Information
The work Midnight express. represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Newburyport Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.
- Label
- Midnight express.
- Statement of responsibility
- 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
- Subject
-
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Hayes, Billy -- Drama
- Hoffer, William -- Film and video adaptations
- Prison films
- Prisons -- Turkey | Istanbul -- Drama
- Smuggling -- Turkey | Istanbul -- Drama
- Action and adventure films
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- Hashish -- Drama
- Hayes, Billy -- Film and video adaptations
- Language
-
- eng
- fre
- eng
- fre
- eng
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Awards note
-
- Academy Award, 1979: Best music, original score; Best writing, screenplay based on material from another medium
- Golden Globe, 1979: Best motion picture, drama; Best motion picture acting debut, female (Miracle); Best motion picture acting debut, male (Davis); Best motion picture actor in a supporting role (Hurt); Best original score; Best screenplay.
- Cataloging source
- ZNM
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Cinematographer, Michael Seresin ; editor, Gerry Hambling ; executive producer, Peter Guber ; music created by Giorgio Moroder
- Dewey number
- 791.43/72
- Intended audience
- MPAA rating: R
- Language note
- English and French language soundtracks with optional subtitles in English or French; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired
- LC call number
- PN1997
- LC item number
- .M53 1998
- PerformerNote
- Brad Davis, John Hurt, Randy Quaid, Irene Miracle
- Runtime
- 121
- Target audience
- adult
- Technique
- live action
Context
Context of Midnight express.Work of
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.newburyportpl.org/resource/Q-YCEMNGYaY/" typeof="CreativeWork http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Work"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.newburyportpl.org/resource/Q-YCEMNGYaY/">Midnight express.</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.newburyportpl.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.newburyportpl.org/">Newburyport Public Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Work Midnight express.
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.newburyportpl.org/resource/Q-YCEMNGYaY/" typeof="CreativeWork http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Work"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.newburyportpl.org/resource/Q-YCEMNGYaY/">Midnight express.</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.newburyportpl.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.newburyportpl.org/">Newburyport Public Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
