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Film / 1997
Air Force One
Directed by
Wolfgang Petersen
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Harrison FordJames Marshall
Gary OldmanIvan Korshunov
Glenn CloseKathryn Bennett
Wendy CrewsonGrace Marshall
Liesel MatthewsAlice Marshall
Paul GuilfoyleLloyd Shepherd
Xander BerkeleyAgent Gibbs
William H. MacyMajor Caldwell
Dean StockwellWalter Dean
Tom EverettJack Doherty
Jürgen ProchnowAlexander Radek
Donna BullockMelanie Mitchel
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Michael Ray MillerColonel Axelrod
Carl WeintraubLieutenant Colonel Ingraham
Elester LathamAFO Navigator
Elya BaskinAndrei Kolchak
Levan UchaneishviliSergei Lenski
David VadimIgor Nevsky
Andrew DivoffBoris Bazylev
Ilia VolokVladimir Krasin
Chris HowellMajor Perkins
Spencer GarrettThomas Lee
Bill SmitrovichGeneral Northwood
Philip Baker HallAttorney General Ward
Albert OwensFootball Colonel
Willard E. PughWhite House Commanding Officer
Michael MonksAssistant Press Secretary
Alan WoolfRussian President Petrov
Messiri FreemanFuture Postmaster General
Thomas CrawfordSteward Mike
Fenton LawlessSteward Joey
Dan ShorNotre Dame Aide
David GianopoulosAgent Johnson
Glenn MorshowerAgent Walters
Richard DoyleAFO Back-up Pilot
Don McManusF-15 Leader Colonel Carlton
Duke MiglinF-15 Halo 2 Fighter Pilot
Pasha D. LychnikoffPrison Guard
Oleg TaktarovPrison Guard
Mario RobertsSecret Service Agent
Keith WoulardSecret Service Agent
J. Mark DonaldsonSecret Service Agent
Bruce HolmanSecret Service Agent
Brian LibbyChief Mechanic
Diana BellamySwitchboard Operator
Thom BarryRamstein SOF Watch Officer
Harry HutchinsonRamstein Airbase Controller
E.E. BellReporter
Mark ThompsonReporter
Marciarose ShestackReporter
Ren HanamiReporter
Suzanne MichaelsCNN Anchor
Boris Lee KrutonogMiG Leader
Alex VeadovMiG Pilot
Allan KolmanKazak Soldier
Daniel W. BarringerUSAF Jump Master
Mark KnutsonRussian Jump Master
Jim HarleyWillis
Aleks ShaklinGovernment Offical
Igor N. LobotskyRussian Official
Koko KiledjianRussian Speaker
Gordon MichaelsUSAF Radio Specialist
Robert PetersUSAF Radio Specialist
Kristian SorensenUSAF Radio Specialist
Stuart NixonUSAF Security
Marty RosenCIA Director
Lee FarandaRussian Bad Guy
Mike HambrickCNN Reporter
Catherine T. YangForeign TV Reporter
David MacIsaacMC-130 Pilot
J. Scott ShonkaPararescue Jumper
Paul SklarPararescue Jumper
David PermenterWinch Recovery Master
David O'DonnellYoung Airman
Timothy CarhartAgent at Checkpoint (uncredited)
Titus WelliverOfficer in Situation Room (uncredited)
Janet DeyWhite House Situation Room Staffer (uncredited)
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