![]() The memoir was adapted by Oliver Stone and directed by Alan Parker into a 1978 feature film of the same name which won Stone the 1979 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. When his sentence was extended to 30 years, he decided to make his escape and began devising an ingenious escape plan. ![]() The US had declared a "War on Drugs" in the early 1970s, and Hayes was made an example of for trying to smuggle hashish out of Turkey. Description for Midnight Express Paperback. Midnight Express vividly recounts Billy Hayes' experience as a young American who was sent to a Turkish prison. Books by Billy Hayes Midnight Express 9780751541984 Sphere V9780751541984. Stone adapted the memoir into a screenplay for the 1978 film adaptation for which he won the 1979 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Introducing Yogi, Author, and Cannabis Connoisseur Billy Hayes to HipSilver BILLY HAYES Since publishing his best-selling book, Midnight Express, BILLY HAYES. Boldly signed by Oliver Stone on the title page. ![]() ![]() ![]() Dutton & Co., Inc, 1977.įirst edition of Hayes’ classic true story of survival and escape. ![]()
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