Die Hard
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High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. One man has manages to escape... An off-duty cop hiding somewhere inside. He's alone, tired... and the only chance anyone has got.
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5 films
Cast
66 people
Bruce Willis
John McClane
Known for
The Sixth Sense
The Fifth Element
Alan Rickman
Hans Gruber
Known for
Love Actually
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Alexander Godunov
Karl
Known for
The Money Pit
Witness
Bonnie Bedelia
Holly Gennaro McClane
Known for
Salem's Lot
Parenthood
Reginald VelJohnson
Al Powell
Known for
Family Matters
Hart of Dixie
Paul Gleason
Dwayne Robinson
Known for
The Breakfast Club
Trading Places
De'voreaux White
Argyle
Known for
Trespass
Obliterated
William Atherton
Richard Thornburg
Known for
Ghostbusters
The Last Samurai
Hart Bochner
Harry Ellis
Known for
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Too Old to Die Young
James Shigeta
Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi
Known for
Mulan
The Crimson Kimono
Bruno Doyon
Franco
Also in
Crossings
The Morning Man
Andreas Wisniewski
Tony
Known for
Mission: Impossible
The Living Daylights
John McTiernan Director · Steven E. de Souza Screenplay Jeb Stuart Screenplay
Worldwide gross $141M · Budget $28M · United States release July 15, 1988
Box office
Budget
$28,000,000
Worldwide gross
$140,767,956
Gross vs. budget
5.0×
Production
Gordon Company
Production
Silver Pictures
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production · Distribution
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Italian · Japanese
Release dates
United States · July 12, 1988
Premiere · Avco Theater Los Angeles
United States · July 15, 1988
Limited theatrical
United States · January 26, 1989
Physical · VHS
United States
July 22, 1988 · Theatrical
November 29, 1995 · Physical · Laserdisc
March 9, 1999 · Physical · DVD
July 10, 2001 · Physical · Special Edition VHS
November 20, 2007 · Physical · Blu-ray
May 15, 2018 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
December 8, 2023 · Theatrical
Argentina
December 15, 1988 · Theatrical
Australia
October 6, 1988 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 27, 1988 · Theatrical
Canada
July 15, 1988 · Theatrical
Colombia
April 20, 1989 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 26, 1988 · Theatrical
Finland
October 7, 1988 · Theatrical
France
September 21, 1988 · Theatrical
February 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
November 10, 1988 · Theatrical
Greece
November 10, 1988 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
October 19, 1988 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 14, 1989 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 17, 1989 · Theatrical
Italy
September 29, 1988 · Theatrical
Japan
February 4, 1989 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 16, 1988 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 3, 1988 · Theatrical
April 25, 2003 · TV · Yorin
November 28, 2007 · Physical · Blu ray
January 30, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Norway
November 18, 1988 · Theatrical
Peru
February 2, 1989 · Theatrical
Philippines
September 27, 1988 · Theatrical
Poland
October 1, 1989 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 16, 1988 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
November 20, 2007 · Physical · Blu-ray
May 15, 2018 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
Romania
July 15, 1988 · Premiere
Russia
January 27, 1992 · Theatrical
March 28, 2006 · Physical · DVD, «Gemini-Film»
March 25, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray, «Twentieth Century Fox CIS»
February 23, 2022 · Limited theatrical · Re-release (RF), «Cinema Park Distribution»
South Korea
September 24, 1988 · Theatrical
Spain
September 30, 1988 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 30, 1988 · Theatrical
Thailand
November 12, 1988 · Theatrical
Türkiye
January 26, 1990 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 11, 2007 · Physical
Uruguay
December 25, 1988 · Theatrical
XC
June 20, 1991 · Theatrical
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