High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. But one man has managed to escape detection...an off-duty cop. He's alone...tired...and the only chance anyone has. Bruce Willis stars as New York City Detective John McClane, newly arrived in Los Angeles to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia). But as McClane waits for his wife's office party to break up, terrorists take control of the building. While the terrorist leader, Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) and his savage henchman (Alexander Godunov) round up hostages, McClane slips away unnoticed. Armed with only a service revolver and his cunning, McClane launches his own one-man war. A crackling thriller from beginning to end, DIE HARD explodes with heart-stopping suspense.

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Die Hard (1988)

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High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. But one man has managed to escape detection...an off-duty cop. He's alone...tired...and the only chance anyone has. Bruce Willis stars as New York City Detective John McClane, newly arrived in Los Angeles to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia). But as McClane waits for his wife's office party to break up, terrorists take control of the building. While the terrorist leader, Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) and his savage henchman (Alexander Godunov) round up hostages, McClane slips away unnoticed. Armed with only a service revolver and his cunning, McClane launches his own one-man war. A crackling thriller from beginning to end, DIE HARD explodes with heart-stopping suspense.

Release Country

United States

Release Date

7/10/2001

Media Type

Movie

Audio

  Commentary     
  English     
  English     
  English     
  French     
  Commentary     

Digital Copy

Not Included

Studio

20th Century Fox

Subtitles

English
Spanish

Video Format

NTSC

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Cover Type

Keep Case (Std.)

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Cast
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Bruce Willis

Officer John McClane
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Bonnie Bedelia

Holly Gennaro McClane
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Reginald VelJohnson

Sgt. Al Powell (as Reginald Veljohnson)
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Paul Gleason

Deputy Police Chief Dwayne T. Robinson
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William Atherton

Richard Thornburg
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Hart Bochner

Harry Ellis
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James Shigeta

Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi
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Alan Rickman

Hans Gruber
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Alexander Godunov

Karl
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Bruno Doyon

Franco
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De'voreaux White

Argyle
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Andreas Wisniewski

Tony
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Clarence Gilyard Jr.

Theo
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Joey Plewa

Alexander
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Lorenzo Caccialanza

Marco
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Gérard Bonn

Kristoff (as Gerard Bonn)
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Dennis Hayden

Eddie
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Al Leong

Uli
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Gary Roberts

Heinrich
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Hans Buhringer

Fritz
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Wilhelm von Homburg

James
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Robert Davi

FBI Special Agent Big Johnson
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Grand L. Bush

FBI Agent Little Johnson
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Bill Marcus

City Engineer
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Rick Ducommun

Walt, City Worker
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Matt Landers

Capt. Mitchell
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Carmine Zozzora

Rivers
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Dustyn Taylor

Ginny
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George Christy

Dr. Hasseldorf
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Anthony Peck

Young Cop
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Cheryl Baker

Woman
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Richard Parker

Man
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David Ursin

Harvey Johnson
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Mary Ellen Trainor

Gail Wallens
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Diana James

Police Supervisor
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Shelley Pogoda

Dispatcher
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Selma Archerd

Hostage
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Scot Bennett

Hostage
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Rebecca Broussard

Hostage
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Kate Finlayson

Hostage
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Shanna Higgins

Hostage
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Kym Malin

Hostage
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Taylor Fry

Lucy McClane
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Noah Land

John McClane Jr.
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Betty Carvalho

Paulina
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Kip Waldo

Convenience Store Clerk
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Mark Goldstein

Station Manager
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Tracy Reiner

Thornburg's Assistant
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Rick Cicetti

Guard
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Fred Lerner

Guard
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Bill Margolin

Producer
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Bob Jennings

Cameraman
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Bruce P. Schultz

Cameraman
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David Katz

Soundman
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Robert Lesser

Businessman
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Stella Hall

Stewardess
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Terri Lynn Doss

Girl at Airport
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Jon E. Greene

Boy at Airport
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P. Randall Bowers

Kissing Man
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Michele Laybourn

Girl in Window
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Rick Bross

Cameraman (uncredited)
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Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas

Police Officer (uncredited)
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Charlie Picerni

Dwayne T. Robinson's Driver (uncredited)
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Gary Pinkston

Hostage (uncredited)
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Mark Winn

Police Detective (uncredited)
Crew
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John McTiernan

Director
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Roderick Thorp

Writer
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Jeb Stuart

Writer
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Steven E. de Souza

Writer
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