Air Force One (film)
1997 film by Wolfgang Petersen / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Directed by | Wolfgang Petersen |
Written by | Andrew W. Marlowe |
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Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus |
Edited by | Richard Francis-Bruce |
Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
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Running time | 124 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Languages | English Russian |
Budget | $85 million[1] |
Box office | $315.2 million[1] |
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. It also received two Academy Award nominations for Best Sound and Best Film Editing, losing both awards to Titanic.