Directed by:
John McTiernanCinematography:
Jan de BontComposer:
Michael KamenCast:
Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, Alan Rickman, Paul Gleason, Reginald VelJohnson, Alexander Godunov, William Atherton, Hart Bochner, James Shigeta (more)Plots(1)
New York City Detective John McClane (Bruce Willi), newly arrived in Los Angeles to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia). But as Mclane waits for his wife's office party to break up, terrorist take control of the building. While the terrorist leader, Hans gruber (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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Bruce Willis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/040/166040331_26afeb.jpg)
Bruce Willis
West Germany
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Die Hard (1988)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
![Bonnie Bedelia](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/071/160071061_60b61a.jpg)
Bonnie Bedelia
USA
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
![Alan Rickman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/679/163679115_83fed8.png)
Alan Rickman
UK
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Love Actually (2003)
![Paul Gleason](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269471_aa499d.jpg)
Paul Gleason
USA
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
Trading Places (1983)
Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
![Reginald VelJohnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/807/164807373_79b4a5.jpg)
Reginald VelJohnson
USA
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
Ghostbusters (1984)
![Alexander Godunov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/394/394581_5a0388.jpg)
Alexander Godunov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
Witness (1985)
The Money Pit (1986)
![William Atherton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267395_b1888a.jpg)
William Atherton
USA
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
The Last Samurai (2003)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
![Hart Bochner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/529/162529029_127176.png)
Hart Bochner
Canada
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
East of Eden (1981) (series)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
![James Shigeta](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/313/313162_f9385c.jpg)
James Shigeta
USA
![Andreas Wisniewski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/482/163482489_0ef562.jpg)
Andreas Wisniewski
West Germany
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
Mission: Impossible (1996)
De'voreaux White
USA
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
Places in the Heart (1984)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
![Clarence Gilyard Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/936/166936606_dbe5cd.jpg)
Clarence Gilyard Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
Top Gun (1986)
L.A. Takedown (1989) (TV movie)
Grand L. Bush
USA
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
![Wilhelm von Homburg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/468/159468380_bf8e4a.jpg)
Wilhelm von Homburg
German Empire
![Robert Davi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269470_66028e.jpg)
Robert Davi
USA
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
Kill the Irishman (2011)
The Goonies (1985)
![Rick Ducommun](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/468/159468378_216d2c.jpg)
Rick Ducommun
Canada
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Groundhog Day (1993)
![Anthony Peck](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/468/159468377_64ea3f.jpg)
Anthony Peck
USA
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
![Mary Ellen Trainor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/468/159468376_52a779.jpg)
Mary Ellen Trainor
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
Die Hard (1988)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
![Dennis Hayden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/460/460099_610a44.jpg)
Dennis Hayden
USA
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
Revenge on the Highway (1992) (TV movie)
Trucker (2008)
![Al Leong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/354/21354134_950ece.jpg)
Al Leong
USA
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
They Live (1988)