


He is initially sentenced to just over four years for possession, with no time for the more harsh crime of smuggling. Billy's troubles really begin when after that assistance, he makes a run for it and is recaptured. He is told that he will be released if he cooperates with the authorities in ident … ifying the person who actually sold him the hash. On Octowhile boarding an international flight out of Istanbul Airport, American 'Billy Hayes (I)' (qv) is caught attempting to smuggle 2 kilos of hashish out of the country, the drugs strapped to his body. How is he going to explain the actual disappearance of the bride Fatma in one of his tricks? (Read More) Story:īiography, Crime, Drama, Thriller Midnight Express (1978) Reluctantly he agrees, but it isn't going as planned. Luckily Sait is a good bargainer and he lands Iskender a job on a wedding in a village where they are stranded with car trouble. There's no other choice than to bring him along. For that they need the caravan of his brother-in-law and that caravan is currently occupied by Iskenders father, the grumpy and seemingly senile Sait. Where … will they get money now to finally get their eyes lasered and pay the rent? Iskender has a great idea leave Istanbul and do a small tour in Anatolia. Iskender and his assistant and friend 'Maradona' are devastated. He knows his tricks, but the audience doesn't catch on and when the 'sawing a woman in half' part of his show goes terribly wrong Iskenders employer, club owner Ayhan, is fed up with him too.
