Continuity mistake: When Billy is taken up to that area by the guard that tries to rape him, when the door opens to go in, there is another guard on the inside that closes the door. But after Billy kills the guard, somehow that other guard is nowhere to be found - does Billy kill both guards?
Midnight Express (1978)
1 continuity mistake - chronological order
Directed by: Alan Parker
Starring: Bo Hopkins, Irene Miracle, Paolo Bonacelli, Brad Davis
Visible crew/equipment: When Billy's girlfriend, Susan, visits him at the insane asylum section of the prison, just before Susan enters there is a reflection of a crew member on the left side of the screen giving the shot a ghostlike image. (01:35:15)
Billy Hayes: Dear Susan: Poor Jimmy was caught and beaten so badly he got a severe hernia, and lost a testicle. He's been in the sanitarium for months. In comparison, my problems seem very small.
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Answer: I don't recall that it was explained, but it was probably stolen from a guard at some point and later traded from another prisoner.
raywest ★
I could assume that, sure, but I was looking for a more precise explanation. The more likely explanation is that they needed a light and the writers hoped no-one would notice. Seems like they could have used some sort of burning torches instead.
Smokyoak
There is no precise explanation because it's not revealed in the plot how they got it. What they "could" have used is fan speculation, which opens dozens of possibilities, none of which are substantiated or relevant. They obviously obtained the flashlight, so that is what they used. How they got it, we don't know.
raywest ★