Firefox is a 1982 American action film produced, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. It is based upon the 1977 novel of the same name by Craig Thomas. Set in Russia, authentic filming locations were not possible due to the Cold War, forcing Eastwood and Fritz Manes's Malpaso Company to rely on Vienna and other locations in Austria to double for many of the Eurasian story locations. The film was shot on a $21 million budget. A joint Anglo-American plot is devised to steal a highly advanced Soviet fighter aircraft which is capable of Mach 6, is invisible to radar, and carries weapons... controlled by thought. Former United States Air Force Major Mitchell Gant, a Vietnam veteran—and former P.O.W.—infiltrates the Soviet Union, aided by his ability to speak Russian and a network of Jewish dissidents and sympathizers, three of whom are key scientists working on the fighter itself. His goal is to steal the Firefox and fly it back to friendly territory for analysis. However, the KGB has gotten wind of the extraction operation and is already hot on Gant's tail.
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| Release date: | June 18, 1982 |
| Directed by: | Clint Eastwood |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 136 Minutes |
| Producer: | Clint Eastwood |
| Editor: | Ferris Webster |
| Music by: | Maurice Jarre |
| Cinematography: | Bruce Surtees |
| Screenplay by: | Wendell Wellman, Alex Lasker |
| Estimated budget: | $18,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Firefox |
| Genre: | Action, Thriller |