NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife, Holly, is thrown for a serious loop when minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of pitiless terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.
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Bruce Willis | John McClane |
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Alan Rickman | Hans Gruber |
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Reginald VelJohnson | Sgt. Al Powell |
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Bonnie Bedelia | Holly Gennero McClane |
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Alexander Godunov | Karl |
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Paul Gleason | Deputy Police Chief Dwayne T. Robinson |
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William Atherton | Richard Thornburg |
| De'voreaux White | Argyle | |
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Hart Bochner | Harry Ellis |
| Dennis Hayden | Eddie | |
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James Shigeta | Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi |
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Robert Davi | FBI Special Agent Johnson |
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Bob Jennings | Cameraman |
Art |
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| Jackson De Govia | Production Design |
| John R. Jensen | Art Direction |
| Philip Leonard | Set Decoration |
Camera |
| Jan de Bont | Director of Photography |
Costume & Make-Up |
| Marilyn Vance | Costume Design |
Directing |
| John McTiernan | Director |
Editing |
| John F. Link | Editor |
| Frank J. Urioste | Editor |
Production |
| Charles Gordon | Executive Producer |
| Lawrence Gordon | Producer |
| Beau Marks | Producer |
| Joel Silver | Producer |
| Jackie Burch | Casting |
Sound |
| Michael Kamen | Original Music Composer |
Writing |
| Roderick Thorp | Novel |
| Jeb Stuart | Screenplay |
| Steven E. de Souza | Screenplay |