Olympus Has Fallen
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| Directed by | Antoine Fuqua |
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| Music by | Trevor Morris |
| Cinematography | Conrad W. Hall |
| Edited by | John Refoua |
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| Distributed by | FilmDistrict |
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119 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $70 million |
| Box office | $161 million |
Olympus Has Fallen is a 2013 American action thriller film. Directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Creighton Rothenberger & Katrin Benedikt, it stars Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, and Morgan Freeman, with Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Cole Hauser, Ashley Judd, Melissa Leo, Dylan McDermott, Radha Mitchell, and Rick Yune in supporting roles. The film depicts a North Korean-led guerrilla assault on the White House, and focuses on disgraced Secret Service agent Mike Banning's (Butler) efforts to rescue the President (Eckhart). It is the first installment in the Has Fallen franchise.
The film was released on March 22, 2013, by FilmDistrict and received mixed critical reception but earned more than $160 million against a $70 million production budget. Olympus Has Fallen was one of two films released in 2013 that dealt with a terrorist attack on the White House, the other being White House Down.
A sequel titled London Has Fallen was released on March 4, 2016, with the principal cast members reprising their roles. It was announced that another sequel, Angel Has Fallen, is in the works.
Former Army Ranger Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) is the lead U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to head the U.S. Presidential detail. Banning maintains a personal, friendly relationship with President Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart), First Lady Margaret (Ashley Judd) and their son Connor (Finley Jacobsen). During a snowy Christmas evening drive from Camp David to a campaign fundraiser, the car transporting the First Family spins out of control on a bridge due to icy conditions; Banning pulls Asher from the vehicle, but Margaret falls to her death while inside the car.
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