Olympus Has Fallen

Olympus Has Fallen
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAntoine Fuqua
Written by
  • Creighton Rothenberger
  • Katrin Benedikt
Produced by
  • Antoine Fuqua
  • Gerard Butler
  • Alan Siegel
  • Ed Cathell III
  • Danny Lerner
  • Mark Gill
Starring
CinematographyConrad W. Hall
Edited byJohn Refoua
Music byTrevor Morris
Production
companies
Distributed byFilmDistrict
Release dates
  • March 18, 2013 (2013-03-18) (Hollywood)
  • March 22, 2013 (2013-03-22) (United States)
Running time
119 minutes[1][2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$70 million[3]
Box office$170.3 million[3]

Olympus Has Fallen is a 2013 American political action thriller film directed and co-produced by Antoine Fuqua from a screenplay written by Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt, and is the first installment in the Has Fallen film series. The film stars Gerard Butler (who also co-produced), 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 plot depicts a North Korean-led guerrilla assault on the White House, and focuses on disgraced Secret Service agent Mike Banning's efforts to rescue U.S. President Benjamin Asher.

The film was released in the United States on March 22, 2013, by FilmDistrict, and grossed $170 million against a $70 million production budget. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Fuqua's direction and Butler's performance, but criticized the overt violence and screenplay. Olympus Has Fallen was one of two films released in 2013 that depicted a terrorist attack against the White House; the other was White House Down, which was released three months later.

A sequel, titled London Has Fallen, was released on March 4, 2016, with the principal cast members reprising their roles. A third film, Angel Has Fallen, was released on August 23, 2019.

  1. ^ Digital Cinema Package (DCP) – FilmDistrict USA Release
  2. ^ "OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (15)". British Board of Film Classification. March 21, 2013. Archived from the original on March 24, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Olympus Has Fallen (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2019-05-24. Retrieved 2013-05-25.