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Live Free or Die Hard

Live Free or Die Hard

The choice will be clear.

20076.62h 8m

Overview

John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer infrastructure.

Directed by Len Wiseman
Written by Mark Bomback, David Marconi, Roderick Thorp
Produced by Michael Fottrell
Box OfficeBudget: $110.0MRevenue: $383.5M

Top Cast

Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis

John McClane

Timothy Olyphant

Timothy Olyphant

Thomas Gabriel

Justin Long

Justin Long

Matt Farrell

Cliff Curtis

Cliff Curtis

Deputy Director Miguel Bowman

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Lucy McClane

Jonathan Sadowski

Jonathan Sadowski

Trey

Maggie Q

Maggie Q

Mai Linh

Andrew Friedman

Andrew Friedman

Casper

Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith

Warlock - Frederick Kaludis

Yorgo Constantine

Yorgo Constantine

Russo

Themes & Keywords

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About Live Free or Die Hard

Live Free or Die Hard is a action, thriller film released in 2007 exploring themes of helicopter, washington dc, usa, hostage, detective, fbi, genius. Directed by Len Wiseman, it stars Bruce Willis, Timothy Olyphant, Justin Long. John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer infrastructure.

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