Air Force One is a 1997 action movie starring Harrison Ford as the President of the United States, and directed by Wolfgang Petersen. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Wolfgang Petersen Wolfgang Petersen (born March 14, 1941 in Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany) is a German film director. ... Harrison Ford Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942,) is an American actor who, between 1977 and 1983, appeared in what were then four of the top ten highest-grossing movies ever. ... Leonard Gary Oldman (born March 21, 1958) is a British actor. ... Glenn Close - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Wolfgang Petersen Wolfgang Petersen (born March 14, 1941 in Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany) is a German film director. ... Columbia Pictures logo, used only from 1981-1993 Columbia Pictures, now Columbia TriStar Pictures after their merger with the former TriStar Entertainment in 1998, is a film production company, and part of Sony Pictures Entertainment. ... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Movie poster for Die Another Day, the 20th James Bond movie. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Harrison Ford Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942,) is an American actor who, between 1977 and 1983, appeared in what were then four of the top ten highest-grossing movies ever. ... Seal of the President of the United States The President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. ... Wolfgang Petersen Wolfgang Petersen (born March 14, 1941 in Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany) is a German film director. ...

Plot

The movie revolves around the plan of a group of Russian Nationalists to hijack the presidential aircraft (Air Force One) and use the President, his family and other hostages as bargaining chips in the terrorists' demand for the release of their comrade, an imprisoned general who they believe can restore Russia to glory. Nationalism is an ideology which holds that the nation is a fundamental unit of human social life, and makes certain political claims based on that belief, above all the claim that the nation is the only legitimate basis for the state, and that each nation is entitled to its own... Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Stub | Crimes | Terrorism | IT ... An aircraft is any machine capable of atmospheric flight. ... Air Force One is the air traffic control call sign of any U.S. Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States. ... Terrorism is a controversial term with multiple definitions. ... General is a military rank, in most nations the highest rank, although some nations have the higher rank of Field Marshal. ...

Viewers are given a detailed tour of the aircraft and its systems — both real and fictional. Most notable among the departures from reality include that the real Air Force One does not carry an escape capsule, and that automatic weapon fire in the corridors of the aircraft would quickly shred its aluminum skin and ruin its aerodynamics. M2 machine gun An automatic firearm is a firearm that will continue to load and fire rounds of ammunition as long as the trigger (or equivalent) is activated or until it runs out of ammunition. ... General Name, Symbol, Number aluminium, Al, 13 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 13 (IIIA), 3, p Density, Hardness 2700 kg/m3, 2. ... Aerodynamics is a branch of fluid dynamics concerned with the study of gas flows, first analysed by George Cayley in the 1800s. ...

The story develops as the President, largely single-handedly, takes control of the plane back from the terrorists. To make the action story plausible, the President is explained to have had a rigorous military background and thus considerable combat skill. Combat, or fighting, is purposeful conflict between one or more persons, often involving violence and intended to establish dominance over the opposition. ...

The film also stars Glenn Close as Vice President Kathryn Bennett and Gary Oldman as Russian terrorist Igor Korshunov. Glenn Close - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Leonard Gary Oldman (born March 21, 1958) is a British actor. ...

Trivia

• The prison scenes where the general the terrorists are trying to free is being held captive were filmed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in the prison that now holds alleged illegal combatants.
• The film makes no attempt to explain a gaping plot hole. One key character is discovered to be a traitor, but no explanation is given for his betrayal.
• The opening scene features parachuters landing on a building. The building actually used is Severance Hall, home of the Cleveland Orchestra, in Cleveland, Ohio. The scene was filmed in late November 1996.
• The Moscow Airport scenes were shot at Los Angeles International Airport

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• Air Force One at the Internet Movie Database
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