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Overview

User Rating:
6.3/10   56,967 votes
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Director:
Wolfgang Petersen
Writer (WGA):
Andrew W. Marlowe (written by)
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Release Date:
25 July 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Harrison Ford is the President of the United States. more
Plot:
Hijackers seize the plane carrying the President of the United States and his family, but he (an ex-soldier) works from hiding to defeat them. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 9 nominations more
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(47 articles)
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User Comments:
A good action-adventure film with great special effects… more (356 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
AFO
Air Force One (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence.
Runtime:
124 min
Country:
USA | Germany
Language:
English | Russian
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Netherlands:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Alberta) | Philippines:PG-13 | New Zealand:M | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (w) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Mexico:B | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #34790)

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Trivia:
Harrison Ford went before the MPAA and appealed to have the movie re-rated to PG-13, but they refused. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Jürgen Prochnow plays General Ivan Radek, yet he is credited as "General Alexander Radek". more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Major Perkins: [after landing in Kazakstan] Quick head count! One, two, three, four, five. Move out!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Blood (1997) (VG) more
Soundtrack:
L'Internationale more

FAQ

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28 out of 35 people found the following comment useful.
A good action-adventure film with great special effects…, 11 May 2008
7/10

Marshall is the kind of President referred to a change in the U.S. foreign policy… He took a great risk when he stated that America will no longer tolerate any terrorist government… His policy is soon put in practice when he boards his plane on his way home…

Once is in the sky, 'Air Force One' is hijacked and currently controlled by Russian radicals who ask for the release of their leader or they'll execute a prisoner every half hour…

Harrison Ford is the action hero making his way through the plane taking out few terrorists, managing to free several hostages, trying to get to his wife and daughter who are prisoners on board…

Gary Oldman almost steals the show as the head terrorist Ivan Korshunov who takes over the president's plane…

Beautifully directed by Wolfgang Petersen who controls the action with his usual extreme intelligence, building the challenge with captivating, tense sequences from every compartment of the huge aircraft to the White House contingent in Washington…

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