Executive Decision (1996)
03/15/1996 (US) • 2h 12m
Five miles above the earth, an elite team of six men must make an air to air transfer, in order to save 400 lives on board a 747...and 40 million below.
Overview
Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept the plane and hijackers.
Top Billed Cast
David Grant
Lt. Colonel Austin Travis
Jean
Cahill
Cappy
Nagi Hassan
Louie
Secretary of Defense Charles White
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$55,000,000.00
Revenue
$121,969,216.00
Keywords
rescue
airplane
panic
bomb
ransom
hostage
hijacking
terror cell
special unit
deception
flashback
survival
covert operation
disaster
shootout
terrorism
explosion
surveillance
night vision goggles
flight attendant
intelligence agent
hand to hand combat
nerve gas
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