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Die Hard (1988)

Starring: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, Bonnie Bedelia, William Atherton

Director: John McTiernan

Release Date: July 15th, 1988
Release Date: 3rd February, 1989

Synopsis: Tough New York cop John McClane finds himself in a tight situation when an office building in Los Angeles is taken over by terrorists. Apart from himself, everyone else in the building – including his wife – is held at gunpoint while their captors spell out their demands. The F.B.I. are called in to survey the situation, but John McClane has other plans for the terrorists.

About the Movie

Die Hard is a 1988 American action film and the first in the Die Hard film series. The film was directed by John McTiernan and written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza. It is based on a 1979 novel by Roderick Thorp titled Nothing Lasts Forever, itself a sequel to the book The Detective, which was previously made into a 1968 film starring Frank Sinatra. The film was produced by Lawrence and Charles Gordon, along with Joel Silver.

It stars Bruce Willis as NYPD officer John McClane and Alan Rickman as terrorist thief Hans Gruber. The film was followed by three sequels; Die Hard 2 in 1990, Die Hard with a Vengeance in 1995, and Live Free or Die Hard in 2007.

'Die Hard' Stars

Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, Bonnie Bedelia, Bruce Willis, John McTiernan, William Atherton

'Die Hard' Movie Links

Die Hard on IMDb