United States / Jul 21, 1997 / R / Century City, California
The fate of the nation rests on the courage of one man.
2h 4min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| William H. Macy | Major Caldwell |
| Dean Stockwell | Walter Dean |
| Tom Everett | Jack Doherty |
| Jürgen Prochnow | Alexander Radek |
| Donna Bullock | Melanie Mitchel |
| Michael Ray Miller | Colonel Axelrod |
| Carl Weintraub | Lieutenant Colonel Ingraham |
| Elester Latham | AFO Navigator |
| Elya Baskin | Andrei Kolchak |
| Levan Uchaneishvili | Sergei Lenski |
| David Vadim | Igor Nevsky |
| Andrew Divoff | Boris Bazylev |
| Ilia Volok | Vladimir Krasin |
| Chris Howell | Major Perkins |
| Spencer Garrett | Thomas Lee |
| Bill Smitrovich | General Northwood |
| Philip Baker Hall | Attorney General Ward |
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| Albert Owens | Football Colonel |
| Willard E. Pugh | White House Commanding Officer |
| Michael Monks | Assistant Press Secretary |
| Alan Woolf | Russian President Petrov |
| Messiri Freeman | Future Postmaster General |
| Thomas Crawford | Steward Mike |
| Fenton Lawless | Steward Joey |
| Dan Shor | Notre Dame Aide |
| David Gianopoulos | Agent Johnson |
| Glenn Morshower | Agent Walters |
| Richard Doyle | AFO Back-up Pilot |
| Don McManus | F-15 Leader Colonel Carlton |
| Duke Miglin | F-15 Halo 2 Fighter Pilot |
| Pasha D. Lychnikoff | Prison Guard |
| Oleg Taktarov | Prison Guard |
| Mario Roberts | Secret Service Agent |
| Keith Woulard | Secret Service Agent |
| J. Mark Donaldson | Secret Service Agent |
| Bruce Holman | Secret Service Agent |
| Brian Libby | Chief Mechanic |
| Diana Bellamy | Switchboard Operator |
| Thom Barry | Ramstein SOF Watch Officer |
| Harry Hutchinson | Ramstein Airbase Controller |
| E.E. Bell | Reporter |
| Mark Thompson | Reporter |
| Marciarose Shestack | Reporter |
| Ren Hanami | Reporter |
| Suzanne Michaels | CNN Anchor |
| Boris Lee Krutonog | MiG Leader |
| Alex Veadov | MiG Pilot |
| Allan Kolman | Kazak Soldier |
| Daniel W. Barringer | USAF Jump Master |
| Mark Knutson | Russian Jump Master |
| Jim Harley | Willis |
| Aleks Shaklin | Government Offical |
| Igor N. Lobotsky | Russian Official |
| Koko Kiledjian | Russian Speaker |
| Gordon Michaels | USAF Radio Specialist |
| Robert Peters | USAF Radio Specialist |
| Kristian Sorensen | USAF Radio Specialist |
| Stuart Nixon | USAF Security |
| Marty Rosen | CIA Director |
| Lee Faranda | Russian Bad Guy |
| Mike Hambrick | CNN Reporter |
| Catherine T. Yang | Foreign TV Reporter |
| David MacIsaac | MC-130 Pilot |
| J. Scott Shonka | Pararescue Jumper |
| Paul Sklar | Pararescue Jumper |
| David Permenter | Winch Recovery Master |
| David O'Donnell | Young Airman |
| Timothy Carhart | Agent at Checkpoint (uncredited) |
| Titus Welliver | Officer in Situation Room (uncredited) |
| Janet Dey | White House Situation Room Staffer (uncredited) |
Genres
ActionThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Air Force One |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский, English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Radiant Productions |
| Official site | sonypictures.com |
| Release date | 25 luglio 1997 |
| Executive producer | Marc Abraham, Thomas A. Bliss, David V. Lester |
| Production | Armyan Bernstein, Gail Katz, Wolfgang Petersen, Jonathan Shestack, Peter Kohn, Mary Montiforte |
| Writer | Andrew W. Marlowe |
| Casting | Janet Hirshenson, Jane Jenkins |
| Editing | Richard Francis-Bruce, Robert C. Lusted, David Orr, Jim Schermerhorn, Mo Henry |
| Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus, Jeff Homolya, Mikael Glattes, J. Patrick Daily, Kevin McNeil, David B. Nowell, Claudette Barius, Mark Anderson, George Callins, Dwight Joseph Lavers, Kelly Diehl, Tammy Fouts, Tom West |
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Release dates
Premiere
Italy / Sep 01, 1997 / T / Venice Film Festival
Germany / Oct 22, 1997 / 16 / Munich
Theatrical release
Canada / Jul 25, 1997 / PG
United States / Jul 25, 1997 / R
Spain / Aug 29, 1997 / 18
Hong Kong / Sep 11, 1997
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Ireland / Sep 12, 1997 / 15
United Kingdom / Sep 12, 1997 / 15
South Korea / Sep 13, 1997 / 15
Singapore / Sep 18, 1997
Ecuador / Sep 19, 1997
Italy / Sep 19, 1997 / T
France / Oct 01, 1997 / TP
Colombia / Oct 03, 1997
Belgium / Oct 08, 1997 / 18
Netherlands / Oct 09, 1997 / 16
Philippines / Oct 15, 1997
Germany / Oct 23, 1997 / 16
Austria / Oct 24, 1997
Denmark / Oct 24, 1997 / 15
Finland / Oct 24, 1997 / K-16
Iceland / Oct 24, 1997
Sweden / Oct 24, 1997 / 15
Czechia / Oct 30, 1997 / 15+
Hungary / Oct 30, 1997 / 16
Estonia / Oct 31, 1997
Switzerland / Oct 31, 1997 / 16
New Zealand / Nov 06, 1997
Portugal / Nov 07, 1997 / M/12
Brazil / Nov 14, 1997 / 16
Greece / Nov 17, 1997
Australia / Nov 20, 1997 / M
Slovenia / Nov 20, 1997
Romania / Nov 21, 1997 / 18
Russia / Nov 27, 1997 / 16+
Argentina / Dec 04, 1997
Poland / Dec 05, 1997
Türkiye / Dec 12, 1997
Japan / Dec 20, 1997
Digital
France / Feb 23, 2021 / Disney+
Physical media
United States / Feb 10, 1998 / R / DVD
Sweden / Mar 01, 1998 / 15 / VHS
Netherlands / Mar 31, 1999 / 16 / DVD
France / Apr 08, 1999 / DVD
TV
Netherlands / Apr 26, 2002 / 16 / SBS 6
France / Nov 30, 2025 / 12 / W9
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