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The Resource Die hard, 20th Century Fox ; a Gordon Company/Silver Pictures production ; produced by Lawrence Gordon and Joel Silver ; directed by John McTiernan ; screenplay by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza, (videorecording DVD)

Die hard, 20th Century Fox ; a Gordon Company/Silver Pictures production ; produced by Lawrence Gordon and Joel Silver ; directed by John McTiernan ; screenplay by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza, (videorecording DVD)

Label
Die hard
Title
Die hard
Statement of responsibility
20th Century Fox ; a Gordon Company/Silver Pictures production ; produced by Lawrence Gordon and Joel Silver ; directed by John McTiernan ; screenplay by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
Summary
New York detective John McClane has just arrived in Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his family. As he waits for his estranged wife's office Christmas party to break up, German terrorists occupy the building, and McClane wages a one-man war to stop them
Member of
Cataloging source
IHI
Characteristic
videorecording
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Die hard (Motion picture)
Credits note
Director of photography, Jan De Bont ; film editors, Frank J. Urioste and John F. Link ; music by Michael Kamen
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R
Language note
Soundtrack in English or French with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned in English
PerformerNote
Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald Veljohnson, William Atherton, Paul Gleason, Hart Bochner
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1936-
  • 1955-
  • 1946-
  • 1949-1995
  • 1952-
  • 1939-2006
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  • Gordon, Lawrence
  • Silver, Joel
  • Stuart, Jeb
  • De Souza, Steve
  • McTiernan, John
  • Willis, Bruce
  • Rickman, Alan
  • Bedelia, Bonnie
  • Godunov, Alexander
  • Veljohnson, Reginald
  • Atherton, William
  • Gleason, Paul
  • Bochner, Hart
  • Thorp, Roderick
Runtime
132
Series statement
Spotlight series
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  • McClane, John
  • Terrorists
  • Hostages
  • Los Angeles (Calif.)
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
Die hard, 20th Century Fox ; a Gordon Company/Silver Pictures production ; produced by Lawrence Gordon and Joel Silver ; directed by John McTiernan ; screenplay by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza, (videorecording DVD)
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Based on the novel "Nothing lasts forever" by Roderick Thorp
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1988
  • Special features: Commentary by director John McTiernan and production designer Jackson DeGovia; scene-specific commentary by special effects supervisor Richard Edlund; subtitle commentary by various cast and crew; branching version with the extended power shutdown scene cut back in
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen format.
Extent
1 videodisc (132 min.)
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
024543440864
Other physical details
sd., col.
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • ocn154217744
  • (OCoLC)154217744
System details
DVD; region 1; widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 or Dolby surround
Terms governing use
This DVD is copy protected.
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Die hard, 20th Century Fox ; a Gordon Company/Silver Pictures production ; produced by Lawrence Gordon and Joel Silver ; directed by John McTiernan ; screenplay by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza, (videorecording DVD)
Publication
Note
  • Based on the novel "Nothing lasts forever" by Roderick Thorp
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1988
  • Special features: Commentary by director John McTiernan and production designer Jackson DeGovia; scene-specific commentary by special effects supervisor Richard Edlund; subtitle commentary by various cast and crew; branching version with the extended power shutdown scene cut back in
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen format.
Extent
1 videodisc (132 min.)
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
024543440864
Other physical details
sd., col.
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • ocn154217744
  • (OCoLC)154217744
System details
DVD; region 1; widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 or Dolby surround
Terms governing use
This DVD is copy protected.
Video recording format
DVD

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