Warden Hamidou – Warden Hamidou from Midnight Express (1978)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Express_(film)
Warden Hamidou is the warden of Tetrus Prison. He wants Snake Pilzkin back in prison. Your wizard must defeat him to get the keys to Teddy Hairkonnen’s cell.
Midnight Express is a 1978 prison drama film directed by Alan Parker and adapted by Oliver Stone from Billy Hayes’s 1977 memoir of the same name. The film centers on Hayes (played by Brad Davis), a young American student, who is sent to a Turkish prison for trying to smuggle hashish out of the country. The film’s title is prison slang for his escape attempt. The cast also features Irene Miracle, John Hurt, Bo Hopkins, Paul L. Smith and Randy Quaid.
The film was nominated for Best Picture and Best Director for Parker at the 51st Academy Awards in 1979, and won Best Adapted Screenplay for Stone and Best Original Score for Moroder. It also won six Golden Globes, including Best Motion Picture – Drama and BAFTA Awards for Best Direction, Best Editing and Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
Paul L. Smith plays Hamidou the warden of Sağmalcılar Prison. He is the chief antagonist of the film.
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