Die Hard

40 Stories. Twelve Terrorists. One Cop.

NYPD cop John McClane goes on a Christmas vacation to visit his wife Holly in Los Angeles where she works for the Nakatomi Corporation. While they are at the Nakatomi headquarters for a Christmas party, a group of bank robbers led by Hans Gruber take control of the building and hold everyone hostage, with the exception of John, while they plan to perform a lucrative heist. Unable to escape and with no immediate police response, John is forced to take matters into his own hands.

Direction

John McTiernan

Screenplay

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Roderick Thorp

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Jeb Stuart

Steven E. de Souza