USA,
1988, 131 min
Directed by:
John McTiernanCinematography:
Jan de BontComposer:
Michael KamenCast:
Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, Alan Rickman, Paul Gleason, Reginald VelJohnson, Alexander Godunov, William Atherton, Hart Bochner, James Shigeta (more)Plots(1)
New York City Detective John McClane (Bruce Willi), newly arrived in Los Angeles to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia). But as Mclane waits for his wife's office party to break up, terrorist take control of the building. While the terrorist leader, Hans gruber (Alexander Godunov) round up hostages, McClane slips away unnoticed. Armed with only a service revolver and his cunning, McClane launches his own one-man war. (official distributor synopsis)
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