Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of a country. The courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
Billy Hayes
Susan
Tex
Rifki
Hamidou
Jimmy Booth
Erich
Max
Mr. Hayes
Yesil
Stanley Daniels
Chief Judge
Prosecutor
Ahmet
Airport Customs Officer
Airport Police Chief
Airport Security Chief
Aslan
Police Detective
Court Translator
Star
Negdir
