Die hard

Resource Information

The work Die hard represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Fulton County Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Die hard

Statement of responsibility

Twentieth Century Fox presents ; a Gordon Company/Silver Pictures production ; a John McTiernan film ; produced by Lawrence Gordon and Joel Silver ; directed by John McTiernan ; screenplay by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza

Creator

• Die hard (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Gleason, Paul, 1939-2006
• Godunov, Alexander, 1949-1995
• Atherton, William
• Silver Pictures
• Gordon, Lawrence, 1936-
• McTiernan, John
• Gordon Company
• Rickman, Alan
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
• Silver, Joel
• Willis, Bruce, 1955-
• Stuart, Jeb, 1833-1864
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
• trueThorp, Roderick
• Veljohnson, Reginald, 1952-
• Bochner, Hart
• De Souza, Steve
• Bedelia, Bonnie, 1946-

Actor

• Godunov, Alexander, 1949-1995
• Gleason, Paul, 1939-2006
• Bedelia, Bonnie, 1946-
• Rickman, Alan
• Bochner, Hart
• Willis, Bruce, 1955-
• Veljohnson, Reginald, 1952-
• Atherton, William

Screenwriter

• Stuart, Jeb, 1833-1864
• De Souza, Steve

Director

• McTiernan, John

Producer

• Silver, Joel
• Gordon, Lawrence, 1936-

Subject

• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Film adaptations
• Hostages -- California | Los Angeles -- Drama
• Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Drama
• McClane, John (Fictitious character) -- Drama
• Policía -- Teatro
• Rehenes -- Teatro
• Suspense films
• Terrorism -- Drama
• Terrorists -- California | Los Angeles -- Drama
• Thorp, Roderick -- Film adaptations
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Terrorismo -- Teatro
• Action and adventure films
• Adventure films
• Detective and mystery plays

Genre

• trueDrama
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• trueFilm adaptations
• Suspense films
• Teatro
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Detective and mystery plays
• Adventure films
• Action and adventure films

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• spa
• eng
• 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

Cataloging source

IHI

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Music, Michael Kamen ; visual effects, Richard Edlund ; film editors, Frank J. Urioste, A.C.E. and John F. Link ; production designer, Jackson DeGovia ; Director of photography, Jan De Bont ; executive producer, Charles Gordon

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R

Language note

Soundtrack in English or French with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned in English

LC call number

• PS3570.H67
• PN1997

LC item number

• .N6222 2007
• .D54 2007

PerformerNote

Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald Veljohnson, William Atherton, Paul Gleason, Hart Bochner

Runtime

132

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action