Die Hard
- Director
- John McTiernan
- Release Date
- July 20, 1988
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Cast
- Bruce Willis , Bonnie Bedelia , Reginald VelJohnson , Paul Gleason , Alan Rickman , William Atherton
- Runtime
- 2 Hours 12 Minutes
- Main Genre
- Action
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