Olympus Has Fallen
Olympus Has Fallen an action thriller film and is the first in the franchise. The film follows former army ranger/special service agent Mike Banning who lost his position after the death of the President's wife. When a North Korean terrorist group attacks the White House, Banning must tune back into his old skill set to save the president and the country from nuclear devastation.
Olympus Has Fallen
- Director
- Antoine Fuqua
- Release Date
- March 21, 2013
- Studio(s)
- FilmDistrict
- Distributor(s)
- FilmDistrict
- Cast
- Morgan Freeman , Gerard Butler , Aaron Eckhart , Rick Yune
- Writers
- Creighton Rothenberger
- Runtime
- 120 Minutes
- Budget
- $70 million
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