Air Force One (film)

Air Force One
Air Force One
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Wolfgang Petersen
Written by	Andrew W. Marlowe
Produced by	Armyan Bernstein; Gail Katz; Jonathan Shestack; Wolfgang Petersen;
Starring	Harrison Ford; Gary Oldman; Wendy Crewson; Paul Guilfoyle; William H. Macy; Liesel Matthews; Dean Stockwell;
Cinematography	Michael Ballhaus
Edited by	Richard Francis-Bruce
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith
Production; companies	Columbia Pictures; Beacon Pictures; Radiant Productions;
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing (North America); Buena Vista International (International);
Release dates	July 21, 1997 (Century City); July 25, 1997 (United States);
Running time	124 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English; Russian
Budget	$85 million
Box office	$315.2 million

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.

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.

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