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Die Hard
Director:
John McTiernan
(Dir)
Release Date:
1988
Premiere Information:
Los Angeles and New York openings: 15 Jul 1988
Duration (in mins):
132
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Cast:
Bruce Willis
(John McClane)
Alan Rickman
(Hans Gruber)
Alexander Godunov
(Karl)
Bonnie Bedelia
(Holly Gennaro McClane)
Reginald Vel Johnson
(Sgt. Al Powell)
William Atherton
(Thornburg)
Production Company:
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
Distribution Company:
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
Director:
John McTiernan
(Dir)
Producer:
Lawrence Gordon
(Prod)
Joel Silver
(Prod)
Writer:
Jeb Stuart
(Scr)
Steven E. de Souza
(Scr)
Photography:
Jan de Bont
(Dir of photog)
Art Direction:
Jackson DeGovia
(Prod des)
Film Editor:
Frank J. Urioste
(Film ed)
John F. Link
(Film ed)
Music:
Michael Kamen
(Mus)
MPAA Rating:
R
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Music:
Songs:
Source Text:
Based on the novel
Nothing Lasts Forever
by Roderick Thorp (New York, 1979).
Authors:
Roderick Thorp
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Copyright Date
Copyright Number
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
17/8/1988
dd/mm/yyyy
PA374331
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Genre:
Drama
Sub-Genre:
Action
Bibliographic Sources:
Date
Page
Hollywood Reporter
11 Jul 1988
p. 3, 24.
Los Angeles Times
15 Jul 1988
Calendar, p. 1.
New York Times
15 Jul 1988
p. 14.
Variety
13 Jul 1988
p. 12.
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