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The Peacekeeper (1997)

The Peacekeeper poster
Directed by
Frédéric Forestier
Genre
action film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
18
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 51 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A U.S. Air Force major tries to stop terrorists from assassinating the president and launching a nuclear attack. The terrorists stole the president's personal computer that can launch the U.S. arsenal.

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What happens

The Peacekeeper is a 1997 action film directed by Frédéric Forestier, and starring Dolph Lundgren, Michael Sarrazin, Montel Williams, and Roy Scheider. The film follows U.S. Air Force Major Frank Cross, who is the only man who can prevent the president being assassinated. He must also prevent an impending nuclear holocaust. The threat is from a terrorist group, which has stolen the President's personal communications computer; it has the capability of launching the U.S. arsenal. The film was shot on location in the city of Montreal, Quebec. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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