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John McClane, an officer of the NYPD, tries to save his wife Holly Gennaro and several others that are taken hostage by German terrorist Hans Gruber during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.

Primary Title
  • Die Hard
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 18 August 2016
Release Year
  • 1988
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 23 : 15
Duration
  • 165:00
Channel
  • Prime
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • John McClane, an officer of the NYPD, tries to save his wife Holly Gennaro and several others that are taken hostage by German terrorist Hans Gruber during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
Classification
  • AO
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
  • German
  • Italian
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Terrorists--California--Los Angeles--Drama
  • Skyscrapers--California--Los Angeles--Drama
  • Separation (Law)--Drama
  • Feature films--United States
Genres
  • Action
  • Thriller
Contributors
  • John McTiernan (Director)
  • Jeb Stuart (Writer)
  • Bruce Willis (Actor)
  • Bonnie Bedelia (Actor)
  • Alan Rickman (Actor)
  • Gordon Company (Production Unit)
  • Silver Pictures (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Terrorists--California--Los Angeles--Drama
  • Skyscrapers--California--Los Angeles--Drama
  • Separation (Law)--Drama
  • Feature films--United States