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Die Hard is an American thriller film first released in 1988,
directed by John McTiernan.
The film stars Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson, Paul Gleason and De’voreaux White.
Our overall rating for this film is: very good.
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Credits
- Director: John McTiernan
- Script: Roderick Thorp, Jeb Stuart, Steven E. de Souza
- Photo: Jan de Bont
- Music: Michael Kamen
- Cast: Bruce Willis (Officer John McClane), Bonnie Bedelia (Holly Gennaro McClane), Reginald VelJohnson (Sgt. Al Powell), Paul Gleason (Deputy Police Chief Dwayne T. Robinson), De’voreaux White (Argyle), William Atherton (Richard Thornburg), Hart Bochner (Harry Ellis), James Shigeta (Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi), Alan Rickman (Hans Gruber), Alexander Godunov (Karl), Bruno Doyon (Franco), Andreas Wisniewski (Tony), Clarence Gilyard Jr. (Theo), Joey Plewa (Alexander), Lorenzo Caccialanza (Marco), Gérard Bonn (Kristoff), Dennis Hayden (Eddie), Al Leong (Uli), Gary Roberts (Heinrich), Hans Buhringer (Fritz), Wilhelm von Homburg (James), Robert Davi (FBI Special Agent Big Johnson), Grand L. Bush (FBI Agent Little Johnson), Bill Marcus (City Engineer), Rick Ducommun (Walt, City Worker), Matt Landers (Capt. Mitchell), Carmine Zozzora (Rivers), Dustyn Taylor (Ginny), George Christy (Dr. Hasseldorf), Anthony Peck (Young Cop), Cheryl Baker (Woman), Richard Parker (Man), David Ursin (Harvey Johnson), Mary Ellen Trainor (Gail Wallens), Diana James (Police Supervisor), Shelley Pogoda (Dispatcher), Selma Archerd (Hostage), Scot Bennett (Hostage), Rebecca Broussard (Hostage), Kate Finlayson (Hostage), Shanna Higgins (Hostage), Kym Malin (Hostage), Taylor Fry (Lucy McClane), Noah Land (John McClane Jr.), Betty Carvalho (Paulina), Kip Waldo (Convenience Store Clerk), Mark Goldstein (Station Manager), Tracy Reiner (Thornburg’s Assistant), Rick Cicetti (Guard), Fred Lerner (Guard)
- Country: USA
- Language: English / German / Italian
- Runtime: 131 min
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