Die Hard is a 1988 American action film directed by John McTiernan and written by Steve de Souza and Jeb Stuart. It is an adaptation of the 1979 bestselling novel Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp following New York City Police Department officer John McClane as he takes on a group of highly organized criminals led by Hans Gruber, who perform a heist under the guise of a terrorist attack using hostages, including McClane’s wife Holly, to keep the police at bay.
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