---
title: 'Die Hard (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John McTiernan'
released: '1988-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 131
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/die-hard-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095016/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Die Hard (1988)

1988 · R · 131 min · Action · United States

Part of: Die Hard

## Synopsis

Die Hard is a 1988 American action film directed by John McTiernan and written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza, based on the 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp. It stars Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, and Bonnie Bedelia, with Reginald VelJohnson, William Atherton, Paul Gleason, and Hart Bochner in supporting roles. Die Hard follows a New York City police detective, John McClane (Willis), who becomes entangled in a terrorist takeover of a Los Angeles skyscraper while visiting his estranged wife during a Christmas Eve party.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John McTiernan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mctiernan)
- **Screenplay:** [Steven E. de Souza](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-e-de-souza), [Jeb Stuart](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeb-stuart), [Roderick Thorp](https://cinepixo.com/people/roderick-thorp)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Kamen](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kamen)
- **Producer:** [Joel Silver](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-silver), [Lawrence Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-gordon)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jan de Bont](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-de-bont)
- **Editor:** [Frank J. Urioste](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-j-urioste), [John F. Link](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-f-link)

## Cast

- [Mary Ellen Trainor](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-ellen-trainor) as Gail Wallens
- [De'voreaux White](https://cinepixo.com/people/de-voreaux-white) as Argyle
- [Paul Gleason](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-gleason) as Dwayne T. Robinson
- [Robert Davi](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-davi) as Big Johnson
- [Norbert Grupe](https://cinepixo.com/people/norbert-grupe)
- [Bruno Doyon](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-doyon) as Franco
- [Clarence Gilyard](https://cinepixo.com/people/clarence-gilyard) as Theo
- [Al Leong](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-leong) as Uli
- [Selma Archerd](https://cinepixo.com/people/selma-archerd)
- [James Shigeta](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-shigeta) as Joseph Takagi
- [Alan Rickman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-rickman) as Hans Gruber
- [Anthony Peck](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-peck)
- [Tracy Reiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/tracy-reiner)
- [Lorenzo Caccialanza](https://cinepixo.com/people/lorenzo-caccialanza) as Marco
- [Reginald VelJohnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/reginald-veljohnson) as Al Powell

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Official site: https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/die-hard
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/die-hard-1988
Film facts: Wikidata (Q105598); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.