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Die Hard

John McClane, officer of the NYPD, tries to save wife Holly Gennaro and several others, taken hostage by German terrorist Hans Gruber during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.

Die Hard
Cast:

Bruce Willis
Alan Rickman
Bonnie Bedelia
Alexander Godunov
Reginald VelJohnson
Paul Gleason

Director:
John McTiernan

Producer:
Lawrence Gordon, Joel Silver

Written by:
Roderick Thorp (novel), Jeb Stuart & Steven E. de Souza (screenplay)

Distributor:
Fox

Budget:
$28 million

Box Office:
$83,008,852

Awards:

Nominated - Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Sound Editing
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Visual Effects



Metacritic Score:
70

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
92%

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