Billy Hayes is a convicted drug smuggler whose story inspired the film Midnight Express. Midnight Express - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

Hayes, an American student, was caught trying to smuggle hashish out of Turkey in 1970. He was originally sentenced to four years in a Turkish prison, which was later extended to a life sentence. He escaped a year later to Greece, and then home. Confiscated hashish from the Drug Enforcement Administration Hashish (often shortened to hash, and also referred to by countless slang terms such as dope) is a psychoactive drug derived from the cannabis plant. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Hayes wrote a book on his ordeal, which later became the inaccurate but harrowing film, Midnight Express, released in 1978, starring Brad Davis in the title role. The film was directed by Alan Parker, with a screenplay by Oliver Stone. Midnight Express - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Brad Davis Brad Davis (November 6, 1949 - September 8, 1991) American actor, was born in Tallahassee, Florida, and moved to New York to study at the Academy of Dramatic Arts. ... Alan Parker on the set of Pink Floyd The Wall Sir Alan Parker (born February 14, 1944) is a British film director, producer, writer, and actor who created most of his films in the United States. ... Oliver Stone William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946 in New York City) is an Academy Award-winning American film director. ...

Outrate.net interview with Billy Hayes