Die hard [DVD] / Twentieth Century Fox presents a Gordon Company/Silver Pictures production ; a John McTiernan Film ; screenplay by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza ; produced by Lawrence Gordon and Joel Silver ; directed by John McTiernan.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1988. Based on the novel by Roderick Thorp. 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. Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, Bonnie Bedelia.
Summary:
John McClane, a New York cop, flies to L.A. on Christmas Eve to visit his wife at a party in her company's lavish high-rise. Plans change once a group of terrorists, led by Hans Gruber, seize the building and take everyone hostage. McClane slips away and becomes the only chance anyone has in this beginning-to-end heart-stopping action thriller. "John McClane, policier new-yorkais, est venu rejoindre sa femme Holly, dont il est separé depuis plusieurs mois, pour les fêtes de Noël dans le secret espoir d'une réconciliation. Celle-ci est cadre dans une multinationale japonaise, la Nakatomi Corporation. Son patron, M. Takagi, donne une soirée en l'honneur de ses employés, à laquelle assiste McClane. Tandis qu'il s'isole pour téléphoner, un commando investit l'immeuble et coupe toutes les communications avec l'extérieur...".
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