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Die Hard

Die Hard

40 stories of sheer adventure!

19887.82h 12m

Overview

NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office's Christmas Party, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.

Directed by John McTiernan
Written by Steven E. de Souza, Roderick Thorp, Jeb Stuart
Produced by Lawrence Gordon, Beau Marks, Joel Silver
Box OfficeBudget: $28.0MRevenue: $140.8M

Top Cast

Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis

John McClane

Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman

Hans Gruber

Alexander Godunov

Alexander Godunov

Karl

Bonnie Bedelia

Bonnie Bedelia

Holly Gennaro McClane

Reginald VelJohnson

Reginald VelJohnson

Al Powell

Paul Gleason

Paul Gleason

Dwayne Robinson

De'voreaux White

De'voreaux White

Argyle

William Atherton

William Atherton

Richard Thornburg

Hart Bochner

Hart Bochner

Harry Ellis

James Shigeta

James Shigeta

Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi

Themes & Keywords

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About Die Hard

Die Hard is a action, thriller film released in 1988 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, based on novel or book, s.w.a.t., fbi, christmas party, vault. Directed by John McTiernan, it stars Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov. NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office's Christmas Party, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.

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