Midnight Return : the Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey

Greenberg, Peter, (on-screen participant.). Morina, Sally Sussman, (director,, screenwriter.). Moroder, Giorgio, (on-screen participant.). Parker, Alan, (on-screen participant.). Puttnam, David, (on-screen participant.). Midnight Return LLC, (production company.). Criterion-on-Demand (Firm), (film distributor.). Alan Parker, David Puttnam, Giorgio Moroder, Peter Greenberg. (Cast).

Summary: The documentary, "Midnight Return" explores the enduring and emotional power of film as seen through the lens of the blockbuster success, "Midnight Express." When Billy Hayes, one of the most infamous names of his generation and on whom the picture is based, returns to Turkey thirty years after his daring escape from prison, he faces a country still haunted by the film. Turkey suffered tremendous economic and psychological damage as a result of "Midnight Express" and more than thirty years later they are still trying to escape the stigma. So when a group of young Turkish Policemen reach out to their mortal enemy, Billy Hayes and invite him back to Istanbul for a conference, no one is more shocked and thrilled than Billy himself.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (99 min.) : digital, sound, color
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Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Midnight Return LLC, [2016]
Distributor: [Vaughan, Ontario] : Criterion Pictures, [date of distribution not identified]
Copyright: ♭2016

Content descriptions

Creation/Production Credits Note:	Directed by Sally Sussman Morina ; written by Sally Sussman Morina.
Participant or Performer Note:	Alan Parker, David Puttnam, Giorgio Moroder, Peter Greenberg.
System Details Note:	Content available as a streaming video.