Executive Decision (1996)
2h 12min
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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.
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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.
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Directed by: Stuart Baird, Alex Thomson, Steve Perry
Written by: John Thomas, Jim Thomas
Produced by: Jim Thomas, John Thomas, Joel Silver
Composed by: Jerry Goldsmith
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