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Where was Air Force One filmed?

1997 film, directed by Wolfgang Petersen.

  • Los Angeles

The story is set in Washington, about 2,294 miles (3,692 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Washington; D.C.; Moscow; Kazakhstan
Filmed in
Los Angeles
Distance
About 2,294 miles (3,692 km) between Washington and the nearest filming location.
Distance
About 6,071 miles (9,770 km) between Moscow and the nearest filming location.
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About Air Force One

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Released
1997
Director
Wolfgang Petersen
Cast
Harrison FordGary OldmanGlenn CloseDean StockwellWilliam H. MacyPaul GuilfoyleWendy CrewsonLevan UchaneishviliOleg Taktarov
Genre
ActionThriller

A joint operation between American and Russian special forces captures General Ivan Radek, the dictator of a rogue neo-Soviet regime in Kazakhstan that retained its nuclear weapons, threatening war.

Marshall is raced to an escape pod in the cargo hold and seemingly escapes as the pod is ejected.

He covertly kills two of Korshunov's men and obtains a satellite phone to communicate with vice president Kathryn Bennett, letting his staff know he is still alive and aboard the plane.

Famous lines from Air Force One

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Thank you.Korshunov
  • It's too risky.Defense Secretary Walter Dean
  • Fuel's on its way.Bennett
  • Get him off my tail!President James Marshall
  • What are your intentions?Vice-President Kathryn Bennett

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