He joins her at a holiday party in the headquarters of the Japanese-owned business she works for.

Very soon McClane realizes that there’s no one to save the hostages – but him.

Hans and Karl compliment one another well and together push McClane to his physical and mental limits.

Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber in ‘Die Hard’

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Al Powell (Reginald VelJohnson).

BeforeDie Hard,Bruce Willis was not considered an action star or… a star of any caliber.

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New York City policeman John McClane (Bruce Willis) is visiting his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia) and two daughters on Christmas Eve. He joins her at a holiday party in the headquarters of the Japanese-owned business she works for. But the festivities are interrupted by a group of terrorists who take over the exclusive high-rise, and everyone in it. Very soon McClane realizes that there’s no one to save the hostages – but him.

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Harry Ellis smiles confidently in Die Hard

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Argyle the limo driver waits in the limo next to a stuffed bear in Die Hard

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Richard Thornburg threatens a housekeeper in Die Hard

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Karl looks at someone off-camera menacingly in Die Hard

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Dwayne Robinson listens to his fellow officer in Die Hard

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Theo sits in front of his computer with a smug face in Die Hard

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Sgt. Al Powell smiles slightly in Die Hard

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Holly tries to see what’s going on in the other room in Die Hard

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Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) sits in an office chair in ‘Die Hard’

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Bruce Willis yelling while wielding a gun in Die Hard

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Die Hard