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#92502

JK2006

Midnight Express 12 Years, 6 Months ago

On Eurostar yesterday I re-watched this old 70s film; it is remarkable, extraordinary, daring (there's a scene when our prisoner hero openly masturbates in the prison visits room whilst gazing at his girlfriend's breasts) and well worth seeing again. Why isn't it ever shown on terrestrial TV?

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#92511

andrew

Re:Midnight Express 12 Years, 6 Months ago
It's been shown on Channel 5 a few times JK it's a classic movie yet I still need to read the book have ordered it a few times but has never turned up. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#92633

JK2006

Re:Midnight Express 12 Years, 6 Months ago
Oh dear; looked up Brad Davis (the excellent star) on Wikipedia; very sad story. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#92635

The Fat Controller

Re:Midnight Express 12 Years, 6 Months ago
Horribly condemned by all the critics at the time of release for polarizing the Turks as evil thugs. They had a point. But still a terrific film which completely enthralls. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#92636

JK2006

Re:Midnight Express 12 Years, 6 Months ago
Funnily enough I thought both the two Turkish prison villains were outstanding - the warder and the sneak; great casting; great acting. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#92639

Titanicboy

Re:Midnight Express 12 Years, 6 Months ago
In my All Time Top 10 with some wonderful, unforgettable minor roles like the croaky Turkush Judge and the mad professor, urging 'Villyum Heyez' not to walk the wrong way round the prayer wheel. Giorgio Moroder's chase music in the bazaar takes some beating too. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#92640

JK2006

Re:Midnight Express 12 Years, 6 Months ago
Goodness me was that Giorgio? He wrote me a fan letter in the 70s when I was Top Producer! Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#92646

andrew

Re:Midnight Express 12 Years, 6 Months ago
JK Querelle is an excellent movie worth getting. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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