Die Hard

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-07-20

Languages:

English, German, Italian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

131 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

8.3 (535036 Reviews)

Director:

John McTiernan

Genres:

Action Thriller

Cast:

Bruce Willis Bonnie Bedelia Reginald VelJohnson Paul Gleason

Writer:

Roderick Thorp (novel)

Jeb Stuart (screenplay)

Steven E. de Souza (screenplay)

Fullplot:

NYPD cop John McClane goes on a Christmas vacation to visit his wife Holly in Los Angeles where she works for the Nakatomi Corporation. While they are at the Nakatomi headquarters for a Christmas party, a group of bank robbers led by Hans Gruber take control of the building and hold everyone hostage, with the exception of John, while they plan to perform a lucrative heist. Unable to escape and with no immediate police response, John is forced to take matters into his own hands.

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