Air Force One
The fate of the nation rests on the courage of one man.
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.
- Director
- Wolfgang Petersen
- Worldwide
- $315M
Who's in it
Cast
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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The record
Awards
0 wins · 2 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 2 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Sound
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Air Force One returned 3.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $85M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $315M
- Release date
- Jul 25, 1997
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English, Russian
- Country
- United States of America
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