40 stories of sheer adventure!
High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. One man has manages to escape... An off-duty cop hiding somewhere inside. He's alone, tired... and the only chance anyone has got.
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Character
Resolved, classical in form, relentless and effortless.
- resolvedopen-ended
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
- effortlessdemanding
- character-ledplot-driven
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“Does Alan Rickman steal Die Hard from Bruce Willis?”
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“Is Die Hard better than Predator?”
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“Is the antagonist more compelling than the protagonist?”
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From the critics
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- The New York TimesCaryn JamesJul 1988Review/Film; The Police, Terrorists And a Captive Audience
Explosions, shootings, hangings, splatterings. Huge hit.
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Cast
- Bruce WillisJohn McClane
- Alan RickmanHans Gruber
- Alexander GodunovKarl
- Bonnie BedeliaHolly Gennaro McClane
- Reginald VelJohnsonAl Powell
- Paul GleasonDwayne Robinson
- De'voreaux WhiteArgyle
- William AthertonRichard Thornburg
- Hart BochnerHarry Ellis
- James ShigetaJoseph Yoshinobu Takagi
Crew
- John McTiernanDirector
- Steven E. de SouzaScreenplay
- Jeb StuartScreenplay
- Roderick ThorpNovel
- Jan de BontDirector of Photography
- Michael KamenOriginal Music Composer
- John F. LinkEditor
- Frank J. UriosteEditor
- Lawrence GordonProducer
- Beau MarksProducer
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