Air Force One(1997)

Poster of Air Force One

Synopsis

The President of the United States, James Marshall, takes a tough anti-terrorist stance and then becomes a hostage himself when Air Force One is taken over by terrorists from Kazakhstan, led by Ivan Korshunov, who demand the release of their fascistic leader General Radek. The President seems to escape from the plane in an emergency capsule yet is actually hiding on board. He silently kills a member of the terrorist group before establishing contact with F-15's to engage the hijacked plane. As passengers escape by parachute, Marshall is captured by Ivan and forced to release General Radek, setting in motion an international incident.
The President of the United States, James Marshall, takes a tough anti-terrorist stance and then becomes a hostage himself when Air Force One is taken over by terrorists from Kazakhstan, led by Ivan Korshunov, who …
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In Theaters

  • July 25, 1997

MPAA Rating

R

Genres

Action/Adventure, Thriller

Run Time

1 hour 58 minutes

Distributors

Sony Pictures Releasing

Box Office

$172,650,000

Also Known As

  • AFO

Production Status

Released

Filming Locations

  • Washington, DC, USA
  • Moscow, Russia
  • Ohio, USA
  • Los Angeles, California, USA

Produced In

United States

Director

Wolfgang Petersen

Director

CAST

Harrison Ford

President James Marshall

Gary Oldman

Ivan Korshunov

Glenn Close

Vice President Kathryn Bennett

Wendy Crewson

Grace Marshall

Liesel Matthews

Alice Marshall

Paul Guilfoyle

Chief of Staff Lloyd Shepherd
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