Movie 'Die Hard'

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Twelve terrorists. One cop. The odds are against John McClane... That's just the way he likes it.

NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.

Germany German (Deutsch)

Stirb langsam

Eigentlich möchte der New Yorker Polizist John McClane dieses Weihnachten nur seine Noch-Ehefrau Holly, welche in Los Angeles in einer großen, erfolgreichen Firma Karriere gemacht hat, besuchen und das Fest mit den beiden gemeinsamen Kinder verbringen. Als die Feierlichkeiten im Nakatomi Plaza beginnen sollen, stürmt eine Gruppe von Terroristen das Hochhaus und nur John McClane schafft es ihnen zu entwischen. Lediglich bewaffnet mit ein paar Zigaretten und einem Walkie-Talkie, wodurch er den Funk der Geiselnehmer mithören kann, und mit Waffen, welche die Terroristen gelegentlich so rumliegen lassen, muss John nun nicht nur sein eigenes Leben retten, sondern möglichst auch das aller anderen Beteiligten. Und so beschließt er, die äußerst brutale Truppe auszumerzen und sich einen Terroristen nach dem anderen vorzuknöpfen. Während draußen dann schon die Polizei und das FBI stümperhaft versucht, das Gebäude zu stürmen, kämpft McClane ohne Schuhe gegen die 12 Aggressoren...

Austria German (Deutsch)

Stirb langsam

Eigentlich möchte der New Yorker Polizist John McClane dieses Weihnachten nur seine Noch-Ehefrau Holly, welche in Los Angeles in einer großen, erfolgreichen Firma Karriere gemacht hat, besuchen und das Fest mit den beiden gemeinsamen Kinder verbringen. Als die Feierlichkeiten im Nakatomi Plaza beginnen sollen, stürmt eine Gruppe von Terroristen das Hochhaus und nur John McClane schafft es ihnen zu entwischen. Lediglich bewaffnet mit ein paar Zigaretten und einem Walkie-Talkie, wodurch er den Funk der Geiselnehmer mithören kann, und mit Waffen, welche die Terroristen gelegentlich so rumliegen lassen, muss John nun nicht nur sein eigenes Leben retten, sondern möglichst auch das aller anderen Beteiligten. Und so beschließt er, die äußerst brutale Truppe auszumerzen und sich einen Terroristen nach dem anderen vorzuknöpfen. Während draußen dann schon die Polizei und das FBI stümperhaft versucht, das Gebäude zu stürmen, kämpft McClane ohne Schuhe gegen die 12 Aggressoren.

France French (Français)

Piège de cristal

John McClane, un policier de New York, tente de sauver sa femme Holly Gennaro et un groupe d'autres personnes prises en otage par le terroriste allemand Hans Gruber lors d'une fête de Noël au Nakatomi Plaza de Los Angeles.

Italy Italian (Italiano)

Trappola di cristallo
  • a.k.a. Die Hard - Trappola di cristallo

Durante la tradizionale festa di natale, un gruppo di terroristi prende in ostaggio i dipendenti di una multinazionale giapponese all'interno di un modernissimo grattacielo. John McClane, poliziotto, però sfugge ai terroristi e grazie all'aiuto dei nascondigli naturali del grattacielo conduce una battaglia solitaria per portare in salvo gli ostaggi, tra i quali si trova anche la moglie.

Part of Die Hard Collection

An action film series centered around the character of John McClane, a New York City police detective who finds himself fighting a group of terrorists in each film.

  • Die Hard owned

    • Release Date:
    • Rating: 78% · 11,004

    NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.

  • Die Hard 2 owned

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    • Rating: 70% · 5,700

    One year after his heroics in Los Angeles, John McClane is an off-duty cop who is the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time. On a snowy Christmas Eve, as he waits for his wife's plane to land at Washington Dulles International Airport, terrorists take over the air traffic control system in a plot to free a South American army general and drug smuggler being flown into the US to face drug charges. It's now up to McClane to take on the terrorists, while coping with an inept airport police chief, an uncooperative anti-terrorist squad, and the life of his wife and everyone else trapped in planes circling overhead.

  • Die Hard: With a Vengeance owned

    • Release Date:
    • Rating: 73% · 6,003

    New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, until a genius named Simon engages McClane, his new "partner" -- and his beloved city -- in a deadly game that demands their concentration.

  • Live Free or Die Hard owned

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    • Rating: 66% · 5,724

    John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he's working for Homeland Security. He calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer infrastructure.

  • A Good Day to Die Hard owned

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    • Rating: 53% · 6,317

    Iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane, finds himself for the first time on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack - unaware that Jack is really a highly-trained CIA operative out to stop a nuclear weapons heist. With the Russian underworld in pursuit, and battling a countdown to war, the two McClanes discover that their opposing methods make them unstoppable heroes.

Release Date
Runtime
Keywords
1980s
action hero
aggressive
based on novel or book
christmas
christmas party
euphoric
excited
explosion
fbi
furious
german
heist
heist thriller
high octane
hostage negotiator
hostages
husband wife relationship
intense
lapd
los angeles, california
murder
one man army
one night
patrol officer
police officer
s.w.a.t.
shootout
terrorism
vault
Genres
Action
Thriller
Languages
English
German (Deutsch)
Italian (Italiano)
Origin Countries
flag of United States of America United States of America
Production Countries
flag of United States of America United States of America
Production Companies
United States of America Gordon Company
United States of America Silver Pictures
United States of America 20th Century Fox
Release Dates
United States of America Premiere R Avco Theater Los Angeles
Canada Theatrical 18A
United States of America Theatrical (limited) R
United States of America Theatrical R
France French (Français): Theatrical 16
Italy Theatrical VM14
Australia Theatrical M
Germany Theatrical 16
United Kingdom Premiere 18
United States of America Physical R VHS
United Kingdom Theatrical 18
United Kingdom Physical 18
United States of America Physical R Laserdisc
United States of America Physical R DVD
United States of America Physical R Special Edition VHS
United Kingdom Physical 15
United States of America Physical R Blu-ray
United Kingdom Theatrical 15
United States of America Physical R 4K Ultra HD
France Digital Disney+
United States of America Theatrical R
Ratings
TMDb 78% · 11,004 (more information on website)
IMDb 82% · 959,343 (more information on website)
Rotten Tomatoes® 94% (more information on website)
metacritic 72% (more information on website)

Cast

CharacterPerson
John McClaneBruce Willis
Hans GruberAlan Rickman
KarlAlexander Godunov
Holly Gennaro McClaneBonnie Bedelia
Al PowellReginald VelJohnson
Dwayne RobinsonPaul Gleason
ArgyleDe'voreaux White
Richard ThornburgWilliam Atherton
Harry EllisHart Bochner
Joseph Yoshinobu TakagiJames Shigeta
FrancoBruno Doyon
TonyAndreas Wisniewski
TheoClarence Gilyard Jr.
AlexanderJoey Plewa
MarcoLorenzo Caccialanza
KristoffGerard Bonn
EddieDennis Hayden
UliAl Leong
HeinrichGary Roberts
FritzHans Buhringer
JamesWilhelm von Homburg
Big JohnsonRobert Davi
Little JohnsonGrand L. Bush
City EngineerBill Marcus
WaltRick Ducommun
Captain MitchellMatt Landers
RiversCarmine Zozzora
GinnyDustyn Taylor
Dr. HasseldorfGeorge Christy
Young CopAnthony Peck
WomanCheryl Baker
ManRichard Parker
Harvey JohnsonDavid Ursin
Gail WallensMary Ellen Trainor
Police SupervisorHarri James
DispatcherShelley Pogoda
HostageSelma Archerd
HostageScot Bennett
HostageRebecca Broussard
HostageKate Finlayson
HostageShanna Higgins
HostageKym Malin
Lucy McClaneTaylor Fry
John McClane Jr.Noah Land
PaulinaBetty Carvalho
Convenience Store ClerkKip Waldo
Station ManagerMark Goldstein
Thornburg's AssistantTracy Reiner
GuardRick Cicetti
GuardFred Lerner
ProducerBill Margolin
CameramanBob Jennings
CameramanBruce P. Schultz
SoundmanDavid Katz
BusinessmanRobert Lesser
StewardessStella Hall
Girl at AirportTerri Lynn Doss
Boy at AirportJon E. Greene
Kissing ManP. Randall Bowers
Girl in WindowMichele Laybourn
Dwayne Robinson's Driver (uncredited)Charlie Picerni
SWAT (uncredited)Conrad Hurtt
SWAT (uncredited)Terry Ray
Fireman (uncredited)Eric Kay

Crew

DepartmentJobPerson
ArtArt DirectionJohn R. Jensen
Assistant Art DirectorCraig Edgar
William J. Durrell Jr.
Construction CoordinatorBruce J. Gfeller
Production DesignJackson De Govia
Property MasterTommy Tomlinson
Set DecorationPhilip Leonard
Set DesignerE.C. Chen
Roland E. Hill Jr.
Set DresserSteve Nelson
CameraCamera OperatorM. Todd Henry
Michael Ferris
Michael Scott
Director of PhotographyJan de Bont
Still PhotographerPeter Sorel
Virgil Mirano
Costume & Make-UpCostume DesignMarilyn Vance
Costume SupervisorBarry Francis Delaney
HairstylistJosée Normand
Paul Abascal
Makeup ArtistJim Kail
Wes Dawn
Makeup Department HeadScott H. Eddo
Set CostumerBarbara Siebert
Michael Voght
CrewPicture Car CoordinatorStanley R. Webber
Tim Sisson
Special Effects CoordinatorAl Di Sarro
Stunt CoordinatorCharlie Picerni
Stunt DoubleHenry Kingi
StuntsBrian Christensen
Dick Ziker
George P. Wilbur
Gilbert B. Combs
Glenn R. Wilder
Janet Brady
Jophery C. Brown
Kenny Endoso
Kurt Bryant
Peter McKernan
Victor Paul
Transportation CaptainJames Nordberg
Transportation CoordinatorMyra Hill
Visual Effects Art DirectorBrent Boates
Visual Effects EditorDennis Michelson
DirectingDirectorJohn McTiernan
Script SupervisorMarion Tumen
EditingEditorFrank J. Urioste
John F. Link
LightingGafferEd Ayer
ProductionAssociate ProducerLloyd Levin
CastingJackie Burch
Casting AssociateFerne Cassel
Executive ProducerCharles Gordon
Location ManagerJoel Marx
Ken H. Rosen
ProducerBeau Marks
Joel Silver
Lawrence Gordon
Unit Production ManagerBeau Marks
SoundADR & DubbingHank Salerno
Dialogue EditorCindy Marty
Jeff Rosen
Dolby ConsultantDavid W. Gray
FoleyRobin Harlan
Ron Bartlett
Vanessa Theme Ament
Music ProducerStephen McLaughlin
Original Music ComposerMichael Kamen
Sound Effects EditorCatherine Shorr
David E. Stone
Stephen Hunter Flick
Sound Re-Recording MixerDon J. Bassman
Kevin F. Cleary
Richard Overton
Sound RecordistCraig Heath
Robert Renga
Supervising Music EditorChristopher Brooks
Visual EffectsVisual EffectsMatthew Yuricich
Visual Effects ProducerRichard Edlund