| Edition |
Widescreen ed. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical Dolby digital rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video Region 1 rda |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
Spotlight series |
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Spotlight series (Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment)
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| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1, Dolby Digital. |
| Cast |
Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald Veljohnson, William Atherton, Paul Gleason, Hart Bochner. |
| Credits |
Director of photographpy, Jan De Bont ; film editors, Frank J. Urioste and John F. Link ; music by Michael Kamen. |
| Note |
Based on the novel "Nothing lasts forever" by Roderick Thorp. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1988. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Special features include: 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. |
| Contents |
[Disc 1]: Die hard / 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 (132 min.). |
| Language |
English or French dialogue with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned in English. |
| Subject |
Thorp, Roderick -- Film adaptations.
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McClane, John (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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Detective and mystery plays.
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Terrorists -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Hostages -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Drama.
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Terrorism -- Drama.
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Terrorismo -- Teatro.
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Rehenes -- Teatro.
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Policía -- Teatro.
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Thorp, Roderick. (OCoLC)fst01440170
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Detective and mystery plays. (OCoLC)fst00891452
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Hostages. (OCoLC)fst00961631
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McClane, John (Fictitious character) (OCoLC)fst01764266
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Terrorism. (OCoLC)fst01148101
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Terrorists. (OCoLC)fst01148160
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California -- Los Angeles.
(OCoLC)fst01204540
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| Genre/Form |
Action and adventure films.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films -- United States.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Action and adventure films. (OCoLC)fst01710568
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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| Added Author |
Gordon, Lawrence, 1936- film producer.
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Silver, Joel, film producer.
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Stuart, Jeb, 1833-1864, screenwriter.
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De Souza, Steve, screenwriter.
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McTiernan, John, film director.
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Willis, Bruce, 1955- actor.
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Rickman, Alan, actor.
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Bedelia, Bonnie, 1946- actor.
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Godunov, Alexander, 1949-1995, actor.
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Veljohnson, Reginald, 1952- actor.
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Atherton, William, actor.
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Gleason, Paul, 1939-2006, actor.
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Bochner, Hart, actor.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Thorp, Roderick.
Nothing lasts forever.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Mark Gordon Company, production company.
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Silver Pictures, production company.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., film distributor.
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| Added Title |
Container of (work): Die hard (Motion picture)
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Container of (expression): Die hard (Motion picture). French.
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| Standard No. |
024543440864 |
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024543440826 set |
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024543534747 |
| Music No. |
2244082 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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2283766 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
