Released Date:
1978-10-06
Languages:
English, Maltese, French, Turkish
Countries:
UK, USA
Runtime:
121 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
7.7 (49941 Reviews)
Director:
Alan ParkerBilly Hayes (book)
William Hoffer (book)
Oliver Stone (screenplay)
On October 6, 1970 while boarding an international flight out of Istanbul Airport, American Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle 2 kilos of hashish out of the country, the drugs strapped to his body. He is told that he will be released if he cooperates with the authorities in identifying the person who actually sold him the hash. Billy's troubles really begin when after that assistance, he makes a run for it and is recaptured. He is initially sentenced to just over four years for possession, with no time for the more harsh crime of smuggling. The prison environment is inhospitable in every sense, with a sadistic prison guard named Hamidou ruling the prison, he who relishes the mental and physical torture he inflicts on the prisoners for whatever reason. Told to trust no one, Billy does befriend a few of the other inmates, namely fellow American Jimmy Booth (in for stealing two candlesticks from a mosque), a Swede named Erich, and one of the senior prisoners having already served seven years, an Englishman named Max, the latter two also in for hash related charges. One prisoner not befriended is Rifki, who wields power in the prison as the unofficial eyes and ears for the guards. As Billy, his family and his girlfriend Susan attempt through legal and diplomatic channels for Billy's release, Max tells him that the only way out is to "catch the midnight express" aka escape, which is what Jimmy is continually trying to do. When Billy's situation changes, he becomes more desperate in every sense of the word. It seems as if Billy has only two options: to let the prison ultimately figuratively then literally kill him, or to somehow regain control of his life through whatever means available.
Released Date:
1982-09-08
Languages:
English
Countries:
West Germany, France
Runtime:
108 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
6.8 (3834 Reviews)
Director:
Rainer Werner FassbinderGenres:
DramaJean Genet (novel)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder (screenplay)
Burkhard Driest (screenplay)
French sailor Querelle arrives in Brest and starts frequenting a strange whorehouse. He discovers that his brother Robert is the lover of the lady owner, Lysiane. Here, you can play dice with Nono, Lysiane's husband : if you win, you are allowed to make love with Lysiane, if you lose, you have to make love with Nono... Querelle loses on purpose...
Released Date:
1988-05-08
Languages:
English
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
100 min
Rated:
PG
IMDB Ratings:
(389 Reviews)
Director:
Robert AltmanA full-length adaptation, originally staged as a play, of the court-martial segment from the novel "The Caine Mutiny".
Released Date:
1990-05-01
Languages:
English, German
Countries:
USA, West Germany
Runtime:
94 min
Rated:
PG
IMDB Ratings:
(629 Reviews)
Director:
Percy AdlonGenres:
ComedyChristopher Doherty
Percy Adlon
Eleonore Adlon
Rosalie loves to shop too much to let a little thing like no money stop her. When the local shopkeepers no longer take her bad checks or bad credit cards, she's reduced to stealing from one family member to buy presents for others. It's looking pretty bleak until her daughter pushes her into buying a 'guilt gift' of a PC, complete with modem. Master shopper becomes master hacker, and Rosalie is back on top.
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