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Olympus Has Fallen

2013 film directed by Antoine Fuqua

Film · TMDB

6.4

When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster.

Released: 2013-03-20120 minDir: Antoine FuquaAction, Thriller

Cast

Gerard Butler as Mike Banning
Aaron Eckhart as President Benjamin Asher
Finley Jacobsen as Connor
Dylan McDermott as Forbes
Rick Yune as Kang
Morgan Freeman as Alan Trumbull

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Ratings · OMDb

IMDb

6.5/10

304,539 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

49%

Metacritic

41/100

Rated: R
Awards: 1 win & 5 nominations total

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Key facts

Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
Written by: Creighton Rothenberger Katrin Benedikt
Produced by: Antoine Fuqua Gerard Butler Alan Siegel Ed Cathell III Danny Lerner Mark Gill
Starring: Gerard Butler Aaron Eckhart Morgan Freeman Angela Bassett Robert Forster Cole Hauser Finley Jacobsen Ashley Judd Melissa Leo Dylan McDermott Radha Mitchell Rick Yune
Cinematography: Conrad W. Hall
Edited by: John Refoua
Music by: Trevor Morris
Production companies: Millennium Films G-BASE
Distributed by: FilmDistrict
Release dates: March 18, 2013 ( 2013-03-18 ) ( Hollywood ) March 22, 2013 ( 2013-03-22 ) (United States)
Running time: 119 minutes
Country

Key dates

Published: 4 April 2013

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: Korean
Series: Has Fallen
Main subject: United States Secret Service
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast member: Tory Kittles
Composer: Trevor Morris
Producer: Gerard Butler
Cinematographer: Conrad W. Hall

Article

Olympus Has Fallen is a 2013 American political action thriller film directed and co-produced by Antoine Fuqua from a screenplay written by Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt, and is the first installment in the Has Fallen film series. The film stars Gerard Butler (who also co-produced), Aaron Eckhart, and Morgan Freeman with Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Cole Hauser, Ashley Judd, Melissa Leo, Dylan McDermott, Radha Mitchell, and Rick Yune in supporting roles.

The plot depicts a North Korean–led guerrilla assault on the White House, and focuses on disgraced Secret Service agent Mike Banning's efforts to rescue U.S. President Benjamin Asher.