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

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A team of terrorists has seized a building in L.A. and taken hostages. A New York cop, in town to spend Christmas with his estranged wife, is the only hope for the people held by the savage criminals.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Other Authors: Willis, Bruce, 1955-
Rickman, Alan
Godunov, Alexander, 1949-1995
Bedelia, Bonnie, 1946-
Veljohnson, Reginald, 1952-
Gleason, Paul, 1939-2006
Atherton, William
McTiernan, John
Thorp, Roderick
Stuart, Jeb
De Souza, Steve
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English or dubbed French, with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, ©1998, 1988.
Edition:[Widescreen edition].
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Terrorists > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
Skyscrapers > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
Christmas > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
Women executives > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
Separation (Law) > Drama.
Christmas.
Separation (Law)
Skyscrapers.
Terrorists.
Women executives.
Feature films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Police films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
California > Los Angeles.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Police films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
A team of terrorists has seized a building in L.A. and taken hostages. A New York cop, in town to spend Christmas with his estranged wife, is the only hope for the people held by the savage criminals.
Note:Dolby digital.
Videodisc release of the 1988 motion picture.
Based on the novel by Roderick Thorp.
Audio available in English and French ; subtitles available in English and Spanish.
Includes: interactive menus, scene selection, original theatrical trailers, a slide show, cast biographies and interviews, and much more. Also includes featurette with interviews of the stars of the film.
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AF9 D0002367 VideoDVD
Credits:Music, Michael Kamen ; visual effects produced by Richard Edlund ; film editors, Frank J. Urioste, John F. Link ; production design, Jackson DeGovia ; director of photography, Jan DeBont ; executive producer, Charles Gordon.
System Details:DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.35:1); 5.1 surround, Dolby surround.
Participant or Performer:
Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald Veljohnson, Paul Gleason, William Atherton.