White House Down
Brief Synopsis
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Washington D.C. policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job of being a Secret Service agent and protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to disappoint his young daughter with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, and they are there when the complex is overtaken by a
Cast & Crew
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Roland Emmerich
Director
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Barbara Williams
Lance Reddick
Leni Parker
Joey King
Film Details
Also Known As
Asalto al poder, Ataque, Ataque ao Poder, Baltuju Rumu ?turmas, Beyaz Saray Düstü, El Ataque, Maison Blanche en péril, Napad na Belo hi?o, Napad na Belu kucu, O Ataque, Sotto Assedio - White House Down, Swiat w plomieniach, Uzbrukums Baltajam namam
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Drama
Release Date
2013
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Washington, D.C., USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 12m
Synopsis
Washington D.C. policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job of being a Secret Service agent and protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to disappoint his young daughter with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, and they are there when the complex is overtaken by a paramilitary group. Now the nation's government is falling into chaos, time is running out and it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter and the country.
Director
Roland Emmerich
Director
Cast
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Barbara Williams
Lance Reddick
Leni Parker
Joey King
Jackie Geary
Todd Van Der Heyden
Brent Skagford
Martin Thibaudeau
Anatoly Zinoviev
Neil Napier
Timothy F. Sargeant
Romano Orzari
Richard Bradshaw
Chris Schauble
Andreas Apergis
Dan Duran
Peter Jacobson
Kevin Rankin
Victor Cornfoot
Seamus O'regan
Channing Tatum
Yardly Kavanagh
Michael Murphy
Lauren Sanchez
Barry Morgan
Kwasi Songui
Patrick Costello
Patrick Sabongui
Andrew Peplowski
Jimmi Simpson
Andrew Simms
Anthony Lemke
Tarah Schwartz
Ahmed Mekallach
Rachelle Lefevre
Catherine Lemieux
Jason Clarke
Ralph Prosper
Chad Connell
David Haydn-jones
Paul Van Den Heyden
Faber Dewar
Tamara Sutherland
Lori Graham
Mark-anthony Krupa
Ben Mankiewicz
Falk Hentschel
Richard Jenkins
Frank Cavallaro
James Woods
Jennifer Morehouse
Garcelle Beauvais
Brooke Anderson
Lee Villeneuve
Nicolas Wright
Jamie Foxx
Raphael Grosz-harvey
Kyle Gatehouse
Andrew Shaver
Matt Craven
Simon Gouveia
Jake Weber
John Hans Tester
Vincent Leclerc
Rhys Williams
Janette Nguyen Luu
Crew
Aurelia Abate
Visual Effects Producer
Sushant Acharekar
Visual Effects
Kate Adams
Layout Artist
Pranay Agarwal
Compositor
Ivy Agregan
Visual Effects Producer
Vincent Aird
Props
Ulrika Akander
Adr Editor
Ahmad Akkaoui
Visual Effects
Claire Alary
Property Master
Lee Alexander
Matchmove Artist
Rodney Alexander
Stunts
Joe Allegro
Electrician
Rob Allman
Cg Supervisor
Herb Alpert
Song Performer
Terence Alvares
Compositor
Frederic Amblard
Set Designer
Julie Amyot
Wardrobe
Jonathan Anastasiades
Compositor
Chris Anderson
Visual Effects Producer
Serge Archambault
Scenic Artist
Henri Aubertin
Costume Supervisor
Eric Aubin
Camera
Marc Aubry
Animator
Daniel Auclair
Production Manager
Charles Audet
Head Scenic Carpenter
Ian L. Axilrod
Assistant Camera
Camille Baduraux
Assistant Camera
Marie-elaine Bailly
Production Coordinator
Rainer Bajorat
Still Photographer
Abu Bakar
Compositor
Sandra Balej
Compositor
Craig Bardsley
Animation Supervisor
Paul Barrette
Armourer
Branko Basarovski
Visual Effects
Romain Bayle
Matte Painter
Olivier Beaulieu
Compositor
Chuck M Beaver
Models
Stephen Bedford
Set Designer
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Song
Michael Bentitou
Visual Effects
Jordan Benwick
Compositor
Frédéric Berger
Production Assistant
Sylvain Bergevin
Best Boy Electric
Alain Bernard
Unit Manager
Michel Bernier
Assistant Camera
Louise Bertrand
Visual Effects Producer
Marco Bianco
Stunts
Michael Billette
Modelmaker
Pierre Blain
Compositor
Bobby Blais
Production Assistant
Raphaele Blanchard
Visual Effects
Andrea Block
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ann Marie Blommaert
Visual Effects Coordinator
John Bober
Transportation Captain
Peter Bodnarus
Set Designer
Blanche Boileau
Costume Supervisor
Michel Bolduc
Camera Operator
Michael Borgstrom
Visual Effects
Fernand Bos
Music Editor
Greg Ten Bosch
Sound Effects Editor
Maryse Bouchard
Visual Effects
Richard Boucher
Dolly Grip
Roch Boucher
Assistant Camera
Daniel Boudreau
Unit Manager
Alicia Boue
Wardrobe
Aidan Bourke
Production Assistant
Steve Bowen
Colorist
Ron Bowman
Visual Effects
Paul Brady
Special Effects Technician
The Tijuana Brass
Song Performer
Sarah Breneman
Assistant
Julie Breton
Extras Agent/Coordinator
James Brett
Music Conductor
Michael Brinkley
Transportation
Andre Brizard
Compositor
Michel Brochu
Carpenter
Jason Brown
Compositor
Rosana Bruni
Payroll Accountant
Scott Brust
Modelmaker
Todd Bryant
Stunts
Goolzar Buchia
Visual Effects
Silver Butler
Assistant Director
Stephane Byl
Transportation
Michelle C(tt
Hairdresser
Steve Cady
Animator
Marc Calvelo
Animator
Francis Camacho
Matchmove Artist
Chad Camilleri
Stunts
Grady Campbell
Compositor
Marco Cantaluppi
Compositor
André Cantarel
Cg Supervisor
Gabrielle Cantin
Production Assistant
Christian Caperaa
Assistant Camera
Joe Cappelletti
Adr Voice Casting
Reid Carolin
Executive Producer
Charles Carter
Makeup Artist
Charles Castonguay
Video Assist/Playback
Mira Caveno
Set Designer
Julien Chabot
Visual Effects
Francois Chancrin
Software Engineer
Gillian Chandler
Makeup Artist
Sylvain Chaput
Craft Service
Cedric Charron
Boom Operator
Annick Chartier
Wardrobe
Colby Chartrand
Stunts
Devrishi Chatterjee
Compositor
Alexander Chen
Visual Effects
Aric Cheng
Set Designer
Lisy Christl
Costume Designer
Adriano Cirulli
Compositor
Jacob Clark
Animator
Michael J. Clarke
Visual Effects
Stephen Clee
Animator
Michel Clement
Assistant Art Director
Alec Comtois
Best Boy Electric
Emma Cooper
Visual Effects Coordinator
Hannah Cooper
Casting Associate
Juan Correa
Animator
Isabelle Cote
Graphic Artist
Jean Courteau
Gaffer
Christopher Courtland
Compositor
Louis Craig
Special Effects Supervisor
Kyle D Crosby
Production Coordinator
Joanie Croteau
Visual Effects Coordinator
Robert De La Cruz
Modelmaker
Martyn 'moose' Culpitt
Visual Effects Supervisor
Andreas Dahn
2-D Artist
Francois Daignault
Camera Operator
Patrick Daireaux
Production Assistant
Kurtis Dawe
Modelmaker
Jake Delaney
Visual Effects Coordinator
Ryan Delaney
Visual Effects Producer
Thierry Delattre
Visual Effects Producer
Brian Delmonico
Compositing Supervisor
Guliz Demiray
Animator
Ross Deroche
Music
Chantal Desgagne
Unit Manager Assistant
Brigitte Deshusses
Assistant Property Master
Valerie Deslauriers
Production Assistant
Matt Dessero
Visual Effects Supervisor
Prashant Dhorte
Visual Effects
Peter Dimakos
Assistant Art Director
Deidra Dixon
Hairdresser
Martin Doepner
Assistant Director
George Douglas
Compositor
Keegan Douglas
Compositor
Anik Drapeau
Assistant Director
Jean-francois Dube
Key Rigging Grip
Alex Dubus
Visual Effects
Mathieu Duchesne
Illustrator
Paul Ducker
Visual Effects
Sylvaine Dufaux
Camera Operator
Jean-francois Duplat
Assistant Director
Mathieu Dupuis
Compositor
Andrew Dutton
Consultant
André Duval
Hairdresser
Colin Ebbeson
Visual Effects
Richard Edlinger
Song Performer
Janeen Elliott
Compositor
Daniel Elophe
Compositing Supervisor
Ute Emmerich
Executive Producer
Volker Engel
Visual Effects Supervisor
Volker Engel
Coproducer
Mark Ennis
Carpenter
Alexandra Ernst
Visual Effects Coordinator
Benjamin Espinosa
Production Assistant
Jeremy Ezekiel
Compositor
Sophie Farkas Bolla
Assistant Editor
Shayne Farrier
Visual Effects
Earl Fast
Animation Supervisor
Andree-anne Faucher
Production Assistant
Alex Feldman
Assistant
Brody Fikkert
Visual Effects
Naomi Sunrise Filoramo
Assistant Editor
Dan Finnegan
Visual Effects
Igor Fiorentini
Compositor
Bradley Fischer
Producer
Forest P Fischer
Set Designer
Carol Flaisher
Production Supervisor
Dadrian Flavors
Visual Effects
Jean-pierre Flayeux
Visual Effects
Niall Flinn
Visual Effects
Terry Flowers
Special Effects Supervisor
Anna Foerster
Director Of Photography
Bill Forster
Foreman
Gilles Fortier
Rigging Gaffer
Zachary Fox
Visual Effects Coordinator
Kevin Frame
Stunts
Josee Francis
Assistant Location Manager
Skye Freeman
Modelmaker
Neville Freitas
Matchmove Artist
Julia Frey
Visual Effects Producer
Alex Gabriel
Visual Effects
Joe Gaffney
Visual Effects
Jean Gagnon
Set Designer
Jean-philippe Gagnon
Production Assistant
Martine Gagnon
Assistant Costume Designer
Aron Galabuzi
Compositor
Alessandro Gallizzi
Best Boy Grip
Johnny Galvin
Assistant
Film Details
Also Known As
Asalto al poder, Ataque, Ataque ao Poder, Baltuju Rumu ?turmas, Beyaz Saray Düstü, El Ataque, Maison Blanche en péril, Napad na Belo hi?o, Napad na Belu kucu, O Ataque, Sotto Assedio - White House Down, Swiat w plomieniach, Uzbrukums Baltajam namam
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Drama
Release Date
2013
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Washington, D.C., USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 12m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Wide Release in United States June 28, 2013
Released in United States on Video October 29, 2013
Wide Release in United States June 28, 2013
Released in United States on Video October 29, 2013
Columbia Pictures bought the spec by James Vanderbilt for a reported $3 million.
