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Midnight Express

Sacra Infermeria

Valletta · Malta  ·  Section 13 ward

Midnight Express filmed at Sacra Infermeria, Valletta. The asylum wing where Hayes is sent is this 16th-century infirmary, now a conference centre. On screen it's Section 13 for the Criminally Insane.

Where to go

35.8995, 14.518

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
Midnight Express (1978)
On screen
Section 13 for the Criminally Insane
In real life
Sacra Infermeria, Valletta
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Midnight Express film at Sacra Infermeria?
At 35.8995, 14.518 in Valletta. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Sacra Infermeria?
Open to the public, ticketed.
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