| Edition |
[2-disc set] |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1988. |
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Based on the novel "Nothing lasts forever" by Roderick Thorp. |
| Credits |
Music by Michael Kamen. |
| 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. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| System Details |
DVD; widescreen 2.35:1, dual layer. Closed-captioned. |
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Blu-ray: widescreen 2.3 5:1, AVC @ 28 MBPS, 50GB Dual Layer. Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
DVD 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. |
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Blu-ray 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; 'The News Casts' featurette; Interactive still gallery; Interactive articles from Cinefex and American Cinematographer; Full-length screenplay; trailers & TV spots. |
| Cast |
Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald Veljohnson, William Atherton, Paul Geason, Hart Bochner, James Shigeta, Bruno Doyon, Andreas Wisniewski, Clarence Gilyard, De'Voreaux White. |
| Language |
DVD: English Dolby Digital 5.1, English Surround Dolby Digital, French Surround Dolby Digital, with subtitles in English SDH or Spanish. |
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Blu-ray: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English Surround Dolby Digital, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; subtitles: English SDH or Spanish. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| 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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Thorp, Roderick. (OCoLC)fst01440170
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Detectives. (OCoLC)fst00891581
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Hostages. (OCoLC)fst00961631
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McClane, John (Fictitious character) (OCoLC)fst01764266
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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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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 |
Thorp, Roderick.
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McTiernan, John.
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Willis, Bruce, 1955-
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Rickman, Alan.
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Godunov, Alexander, 1949-1995.
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Bedelia, Bonnie, 1946-
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Veljohnson, Reginald, 1952-
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Atherton, William.
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Gleason, Paul, 1939-2006.
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Bochner, Hart.
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Shigeta, James.
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Doyon, Bruno.
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Wisniewski, Andreas, 1959-
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Gilyard, Clarence, Jr., 1955-2022
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White, De'Voreaux.
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Kamen, Michael.
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Gordon, Charles, 1947-2020
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Stuart, Jeb.
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De Souza, Steve.
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Gordon, Lawrence, 1936-
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Silver, Joel.
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Mark Gordon Company.
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Silver Pictures.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Standard No. |
024543838142 |
| Music No. |
2283814 Twentieth Century Fox |
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