Air Force One 1997

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 124 min

genre: political

theme: disaster

director: Wolfgang Petersen

Score: 6 / 10

Air Force One is a 1997 American political action thriller film directed and co-produced by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson, Xander Berkeley, William H. Macy, Dean Stockwell, and Paul Guilfoyle. The film was written by Andrew W. Marlowe. It tells the story of a group of terrorists who hijack Air Force One and the President's attempt to rescue everyone on board by retaking his plane.

Plot

A joint operation between American and Russian Special Forces captures General Radek, the dictator of a rogue neo-Soviet regime in Kazakhstan that retained its nuclear weapons, threatening war. Three weeks after the mission, United States President James Marshall attends a diplomatic dinner in Moscow, Russia, during which he praises the operation and insists the United States will no longer negotiate with terrorists. Marshall and his entourage, including his wife Grace and daughter Alice, and several of his cabinet and advisers, prepare to return home on Air Force One. In addition, members of the press have been invited aboard, including six Radek loyalists disguised as journalists, led by Egor Korshunov.

Cast

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author	Andrew W. Marlowe
contentLocation	Kazakhstan Moscow Ramstein-Miesenbach Washington, D.C.
director	Wolfgang Petersen
editor	Richard Francis-Bruce
events	aircraft hijacking aviation terrorism
genre	action political thriller
keywords	25th amendment aerial refueling air force base air force one buy capture cargo hold caspian sea chief of staff emergency landing escape pod f-15s injured kc-10 kc-10 extender kill land lockheed mc-130 mc-130e mcdonnell douglas f-15 eagle medal of honor mid-air refueling mig-29s mikoyan mig-29 mole neo-soviet neo-sovietism nuclear weapon nuclear weapons parajumpers president of the united states ramstein air force base return home russian president secret service special forces twenty-fifth amendment to the united states constitution united states air force pararescue united states president united states secret service veteran of the vietnam war vice president vice president of the united states vietnam veteran vietnam war white house chief of staff
musicBy	Jerry Goldsmith
nomination	Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Sound
producer	Armyan Bernstein Gail Katz Jonathan Shestack Wolfgang Petersen
productionCompany	Beacon Pictures Columbia Pictures Radiant Productions
publisher	Buena Vista International Sony Pictures Releasing
recordedAt	Los Angeles Moscow Russia
theme	disaster political thriller terrorism