Air Force One
When a covert team of Russian and American operatives captures a nuclear-armed neo‑Soviet dictator, a treacherous mole hijacks the president’s return flight, forcing the U.S. leader to battle terrorists aboard Air Force One to save his family and prevent global war.
“The fate of the nation rests on the courage of one man.”
Synopsis
When Russian neo-nationalists hijack Air Force One, the world is thrown into chaos as the president of the United States is taken hostage. A group of former military operatives, led by a retired Air Force pilot, must mount a daring rescue mission to recover the president and regain control of the aircraft before the hijackers can reach their ultimate goal. As tensions escalate, the team must navigate a high-stakes game of strategy and survival, with the fate of the nation hanging in the balance.
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A crew of 89+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Richard Francis BruceShot by Michael BallhausScored by Jerry GoldsmithDesigned by William Sandell
Box Office
1997 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.7× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$315.2M
US & Canada: $173.0M — 55% of worldwide · International: $142.2M (45%)
Opening weekend: $37.1M — 21% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $55.0M — 32% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,919 theaters
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- Air Force Onede
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Cast & Crew
89 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Harrison Ford
as President James Marshall
Gary Oldman
as Ivan Korshunov
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as President James Marshall
Glenn Close
as Vice President Kathryn Bennett
Wendy Crewson
as Grace Marshall
Liesel Matthews
as Alice Marshall
Paul Guilfoyle
as Chief of Staff Lloyd Shepherd
Xander Berkeley
as Agent Gibbs
William H Macy
as Major Caldwell
Dean Stockwell
as Defense Secretary Walter Dean
Tom Everett
as NSA Advisor Jack Doherty
Jurgen Prochnow
as Alexander Radek
Supporting cast
66Donna Bullock
as Melanie Mitchel
Michael Ray Miller
as Colonel Axelrod
Carl Weintraub
as Lieutenant Colonel Ingraham
Elester Latham
as AFO Navigator
Elya Baskin
as Andrei Kolchak
Levan Uchaneishvili
as Sergei Lenski
David Vadim
as Igor Nevsky
Andrew Divoff
as Boris Bazylev
Ilia Volok
as Vladimir Krasin
Chris Howell
as Major Perkins
Spencer Garrett
as Thomas Lee
Bill Smitrovich
as General Northwood
Philip Baker Hall
as Attorney General Ward
Albert Owens
as Football Colonel
Willard E Pugh
as White House Commanding Officer
Michael Monks
as Assistant Press Secretary
Alan Woolf
as Russian President Petrov
Messiri Freeman
as Future Postmaster General
Thomas Crawford
as Steward Mike
Fenton Lawless
as Steward Joey
Dan Shor
as Notre Dame Aide
David Gianopoulos
as Agent Johnson
Glenn Morshower
as Agent Walters
Richard Doyle
as AFO Back-up Pilot
Don Mcmanus
as F-15 Leader Colonel Carlton
Duke Miglin
as F-15 Halo 2 Fighter Pilot
Pasha D Lychnikoff
as Prison Guard
Oleg Taktarov
as Prison Guard
Mario Roberts
as Secret Service Agent
Keith Woulard
as Secret Service Agent
J Mark Donaldson
as Secret Service Agent
Bruce Holman
as Secret Service Agent
Brian Libby
as Chief Mechanic
Diana Bellamy
as Switchboard Operator
Thom Barry
as Ramstein SOF Watch Officer
Harry Hutchinson
as Ramstein Airbase Controller
E E Bell
as Reporter
Mark Thompson
as Reporter
Marciarose Shestack
as Reporter
Ren Hanami
as Reporter
Suzanne Michaels
as CNN Anchor
Boris Lee Krutonog
as MiG Leader
Alex Veadov
as MiG Pilot
Allan Kolman
as Kazak Soldier
Daniel W Barringer
as USAF Jump Master
Mark Knutson
as Russian Jump Master
Jim Harley
as Willis
Aleks Shaklin
as Government Offical
Igor N Lobotsky
as Russian Official
Koko Kiledjian
as Russian Speaker
Gordon Michaels
as USAF Radio Specialist
Robert Peters
as USAF Radio Specialist
Kristian Sorensen
as USAF Radio Specialist
Stuart Nixon
as USAF Security
Marty Rosen
as CIA Director
Lee Faranda
as Russian Bad Guy
Mike Hambrick
as CNN Reporter
Catherine T Yang
as Foreign TV Reporter
David Macisaac
as MC-130 Pilot
J Scott Shonka
as Pararescue Jumper
Paul Sklar
as Pararescue Jumper
David Permenter
as Winch Recovery Master
David O Donnell
as Young Airman
Timothy Carhart
as Agent at Checkpoint (uncredited)
Titus Welliver
as Officer in Situation Room (uncredited)
Janet Dey
as White House Situation Room Staffer (uncredited)
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