CULTURETECHLENSDie Hard
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Combined Graph record U-03156 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-1287. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Die Hard is a film released 15 July 1988 (AFI Catalog). The film was directed by John McTiernan (AFI Catalog credits: 'A John McTiernan Film'; McTiernan, Dir). The film's writers were Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza, from the novel Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp (AFI Catalog credits). Principal cast as established by the AFI entry: Bruce Willis as John McClane and Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber.
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Die Hard is a film released 15 July 1988 (AFI Catalog). The film was directed by John McTiernan (AFI Catalog credits: 'A John McTiernan Film'; McTiernan, Dir). The film's writers were Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza, from the novel Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp (AFI Catalog credits). Principal cast as established by the AFI entry: Bruce Willis as John McClane and Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber.
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- Year: 1988
- Work type: film
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- https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetailsPrintView/55749 (verification source · master store)
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Die Hard is a film released 15 July 1988 (AFI Catalog). The film was directed by John McTiernan (AFI Catalog credits: 'A John McTiernan Film'; McTiernan, Dir). The film's writers were Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza, from the novel Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp (AFI Catalog credits). Principal cast as established by the AFI entry: Bruce Willis as John McClane and Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber.
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