Movie
Die Hard
1988R2h 12m7.8 / 10
40 stories of sheer adventure!
High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. One man has manages to escape... An off-duty cop hiding somewhere inside. He's alone, tired... and the only chance anyone has got.
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Synopsis
High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. One man has manages to escape... An off-duty cop hiding somewhere inside. He's alone, tired... and the only chance anyone has got.
Cast, crew and production details
About Die Hard
Cast
Bruce WillisJohn McClane
Alan RickmanHans Gruber
Alexander GodunovKarl
Bonnie BedeliaHolly Gennaro McClane
Reginald VelJohnsonAl Powell
Paul GleasonDwayne Robinson
De'voreaux WhiteArgyle
William AthertonRichard ThornburgCredits
- Directed by
- John McTiernan
- Written by
- Steven E. de Souza, Jeb Stuart, Roderick Thorp
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- Die Hard Collection
- Budget
- $28M
- Box office
- $140.8M
Production
- Gordon CompanyUnited States
Silver PicturesUnited States
20th Century FoxUnited States
Themes
1980sabsurdaction heroamusedbased on novel or bookchristmaschristmas partyexplosionfbiheisthigh octanehostage negotiatorhostageshusband wife relationship
