Air Force One

1997 film directed by Wolfgang Petersen

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6.5

When Russian neo-nationalists hijack Air Force One, the world's most secure and extraordinary aircraft, the President is faced with a nearly impossible decision to give in to terrorist demands or sacrifice not only the country's dignity, but the lives of his wife and daughter.

Released: 1997-07-25124 minDir: Wolfgang PetersenAction, ThrillerBudget: $85.0MBox office: $315M

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Cast

Harrison Ford as James Marshall
Gary Oldman as Ivan Korshunov
Glenn Close as Kathryn Bennett
Wendy Crewson as Grace Marshall
Liesel Matthews as Alice Marshall
Paul Guilfoyle as Lloyd Shepherd

Themes

vietnam veteran
journalist
usa president
washington dc, usa
airplane
ultimatum
kazakhstan
heroism
air force one
fighter jet

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Ratings

IMDb

6.5/10

221,851 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

78%

Metacritic

62/100

Year: 1997
Runtime: 124 min
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
Rated: R
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 7 wins & 13 nominations total

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Key facts

Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
Written by: Andrew W. Marlowe
Produced by: Armyan Bernstein Gail Katz Jonathan Shestack Wolfgang Petersen
Starring: Harrison Ford Gary Oldman Wendy Crewson Paul Guilfoyle William H. Macy Liesel Matthews Dean Stockwell
Cinematography: Michael Ballhaus
Edited by: Richard Francis-Bruce
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith
Production companies: Columbia Pictures Beacon Pictures Radiant Productions
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing (United States and Canada) Buena Vista International (International)
Release dates: July 21, 1997 ( 1997-07-21 ) ( Century City ) July 25, 1997 ( 1997-07-25 ) (United States)
Running time: 124 minutes
Country: United States
Languages: English, Russian
Budget: $85 million
Box office: $315.2 million

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Wikidata facts

Duration: 124
FilmAffinity ID: 600203
Official website: www.spe.sony.com/movies/airforceone/index.html

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publication date: 1997-10-01
title: Air Force One
capital cost: 85000000
box office: 172956409
review score: 78%

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Air Force One is a 1997 American political action thriller film directed and co-produced by Wolfgang Petersen and written by Andrew W. Marlowe. Starring Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson, Xander Berkeley, William H. Macy, Dean Stockwell, Paul Guilfoyle and Jürgen Prochnow, the film follows Air Force One being hijacked by a group of terrorists who demand the release of their country's imprisoned dictator and the president's attempt to rescue everyone on board by retaking his plane.

Air Force One premiered in Century City on July 21, 1997 and was released by Sony Pictures Releasing on July 25, 1997 in the United States and Canada, with Buena Vista International releasing in other territories. The film was a box office success and received mostly positive critical reviews. It became the fifth highest-grossing film of 1997, earning $315.2 million worldwide against an $85 million budget. It also received two Academy Award nominations for Best Sound and Best Film Editing, losing both awards to Titanic.