Directed by John McTiernan Written by Jonathan Hensleigh Roderick Thorp Cast Bruce Willis ... John McClane Jeremy Irons ... Simon Samuel L. Jackson ... Zeus Graham Greene ... Joe Lambert Colleen Camp ... Connie Kowalski Larry Bryggman ... Walter Cobb Anthony Peck ... Ricky Walsh Nick Wyman ... Targo Sam Phillips ... Katya Kevin Chamberlin ... Charles Weiss Sharon Washington ... Officer Jane Stephen Pearlman ... Dr. Schiller Michael Alexander Jackson ... Dexter Aldis Hodge ... Raymond Mischa Hausserman ... Mischa Edwin Hodge ... Dexter's Friend Robert Sedgwick ... Rolf (as Rob Sedgwick) Tony Halme ... Roman Bill Christ ... Ivan Anthony Thomas ... Gang Member #1 Glenn Herman ... Gang Member #2 Kent Faulcon ... Gang Member #3 Akili Prince ... Gang Member #4 Ardie Fuqua ... Gang Member #5 Mike Jefferson ... Gang Member #6 Andre Ware ... Gang Member #7 (as Frank Andre Ware) Michael Lee Merrins ... Van Driver Birdie M. Hale ... Harlem Woman Daryl Edwards ... Livery Driver Barbara Hipkiss ... Phone Woman Aasif Mandvi ... Arab Cabbie Bill Kux ... Business Guy (Taxi) Scott Nicholson ... Transit Cop Ralph Buckley ... Businessman (Station) Charles Dumas ... Cross Michael Cristofer ... Jarvis Phyllis Yvonne Stickney ... Wanda Shepard J.R. Horne ... Sgt. John Turley Michael Tadross ... Greek Deli Proprietor Elvis Duran ... Radio D.J. John McTiernan Sr. ... Fisherman Greg A. Skoric ... Kurt Sven Toorvald ... Karl T. Alloy Langenfeld ... Berndt (as Todd A. Langenfeld) Timothy Adams ... Gunther John C. Vennema ... Felix Little Gerrit Vooren ... Nils Willis Sparks ... Klaus Tony Travis ... Marshal #1 Danny Dutton ... Marshal #2 James Saito ... Korean Proprietor Patrick Borriello ... Kid #1 Víctor Rojas ... Kid #2 Jeffrey Dreisbach ... Yuppie Stockbroker Joe Zaloom ... Jerry Parks John Doman ... Foreman Patricia Mauceri ... Miss Thomas Franchelle Stewart Dorn ... Principal Martinez Kharisma ... Little Tina Gerry Becker ... Larry Griffith Richard Council ... Otto John Robert Tillotson ... Second Broker Ray Aranha ... Janitor (as Ray Arahna) Phil Theis ... Erik Flip ... Subway Man Dory Binyon ... Reporter David Vitt ... Kid at Gas Station John Hoyt ... Federal Reserve Guard #1 (as John Glenn Hoyt) Bray Poor ... Federal Reserve Guard #2 Shari-Lyn Safir ... Secretary Ivan Skoric ... Villain A Faisal Hassan ... FBI Agent Richard Russell Ramos ... FBI Chief Angela Amato-Velez ... Cop #1 Richard V. Allen ... Chief Allen Shirley J. Hatcher ... Cop #2 David P. Martin ... Federal Reserve Guard #3 James Patrick Whalen Sr. ... Fat Larry Lumis Paul Simon ... Man in Precinct Carl Brewer ... Helicopter Villain Uncredited Cast Steve Altes ... Gang Member #9 Peter Birdsall ... Man in Columbus Circle Kim Bloom ... Subway Passenger Tony Brubaker ... Man at Subway Station Vernon Campbell ... Large Gang Member John DeNatale ... Detective Ellen Dunning ... Woman at Subway Station Dick Durock ... Man at Subway Station Jeannie Epper ... Woman at Subway Station Carlo Giuliano ... Bomb Squad Member Diane Kimbrell ... Pedestrian Kyle Koromaldi ... Businessman at Subway Station Anibal O. Lleras ... Train Passenger Michael Luggio ... Teacher John Maczko ... Professional Barbara Maggio ... Lisa Drew Nelson ... Kindergarten student Art Newkirk ... Gang Member #7 Alan Rickman ... Hans Gruber (archive footage) Keith Schwabinger ... Policeman David Sontag ... Biker Alex Thaler ... Background Actor Don Vasicek   Ralph A. Villani ... Bomb Squad Detective Ali A. Wahhab ... Large Gang Member #2 Produced by Buzz Feitshans Robert Lawrence Robert H. Lemer John McTiernan Michael Tadross Andrew G. Vajna David Willis Carmine Zozzora Original Music by Michael Kamen

Additional Info Premiere: May 15, 1995 Theatrical Release: May 19, 1995 DVD Release: March 09, 1999 Blu-ray Release: November 20, 2007 Country: Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Websites: Production Companies Cinergi Pictures Entertainment Twentieth Century Fox Distributors Twentieth Century Fox   (1995) (USA) (theatrical) Fox Video   (1996) (USA) (VHS) Fox Video   (1996) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Fox Network   (1997) (USA) (TV) Fox Video   (1997) (USA) (VHS) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (1998) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (1999) (USA) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2001) (USA) (DVD) (special edition) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2003) (USA) (VHS) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2005) (USA) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2007) (USA) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2007) (USA) (Blu-ray) (video) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2013) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) HBO Max   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.6 / 10 Our Rating 7.5 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 7.5 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #428 / 20,698 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 8 total ratings Almost Perfect 7 total ratings Average 1 total rating Mediocre 1 total rating Site Ranking #424 The Machinist (2004) #425 Loki: Season 1 (2021) #426 Loki: Season 2 (2023) #427 Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle (2017) #428 Die Hard: With A Vengeance (1995) #429 Wanted (2008) #430 South Park: Season 26 (2023) #431 South Park: Season 25 (2022) #432 South Park: Season 23 (2019)