Executive Decision (1996)

03/15/1996 (US) • 2h 12m

Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller

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

Kurt Russell

David Grant

Steven Seagal

Lt. Colonel Austin Travis

David Suchet

Nagi Hassan

BD Wong

Louie

Len Cariou

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

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flight attendant

intelligence agent

hand to hand combat

nerve gas

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