Midnight Express (1978)
Country: GB
Technical: col 121m
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Brad Davis, John Hurt, Randy Quaid
Synopsis:
An American student returning from Turkey attempts to smuggle hashish out of the country, and finds himself in an inhumane prison system with little of hope of seeing the outside world again.
Review:
While amping up the details of the true story behind the film, Parker's treatment also contrives to make a squalid subject appear glossy, and Giorgio Moroder's music reinforces the impression of a commercialised wallow. Davis's ugly mug is not up to two hours' scrutiny either, and the one contribution that strikes home is Paul Smith's sadistic warder, shaking the sweat from his brow as he beats boy prisoners in front of his own sons.
Country: GB
Technical: col 121m
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Brad Davis, John Hurt, Randy Quaid
Synopsis:
An American student returning from Turkey attempts to smuggle hashish out of the country, and finds himself in an inhumane prison system with little of hope of seeing the outside world again.
Review:
While amping up the details of the true story behind the film, Parker's treatment also contrives to make a squalid subject appear glossy, and Giorgio Moroder's music reinforces the impression of a commercialised wallow. Davis's ugly mug is not up to two hours' scrutiny either, and the one contribution that strikes home is Paul Smith's sadistic warder, shaking the sweat from his brow as he beats boy prisoners in front of his own sons.
Country: GB
Technical: col 121m
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Brad Davis, John Hurt, Randy Quaid
Synopsis:
An American student returning from Turkey attempts to smuggle hashish out of the country, and finds himself in an inhumane prison system with little of hope of seeing the outside world again.
Review:
While amping up the details of the true story behind the film, Parker's treatment also contrives to make a squalid subject appear glossy, and Giorgio Moroder's music reinforces the impression of a commercialised wallow. Davis's ugly mug is not up to two hours' scrutiny either, and the one contribution that strikes home is Paul Smith's sadistic warder, shaking the sweat from his brow as he beats boy prisoners in front of his own sons.