Ranked by AFI among the art form’s greatest thrill rides – and with star Alan Rickman’s turn as Hans Gruber earning him a place among cinema’s most memorable cinema’s most memorable villains – DIE HARD (1988) was brought to the screen by director and AFI Conservatory Alum John McTiernan (AFI Class of 1975).
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