Live Free or Die Hard is a 2007 American action-thriller film and the fourth installment in the Die Hard film series. The film was directed by Len Wiseman and starred Bruce Willis as John McClane. The film's name was adapted from New Hampshire's state motto, "Live Free or Die". In the film, McClane attempts to stop cyber-terrorists who hack into government and commercial computers across the United States with the goal of starting a "fire sale" that would disable key elements of the nation's infrastructure. The film was based on the 1997 article "A Farewell to Arms" written for Wired magazine by John Carlin. Live Free or Die Hard was released in the United States on June 27, 2007. The film grossed $388 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing installment in the Die Hard series, and received generally positive reviews from critics, who called the film a return to form for the series.
| Director | Len Wiseman |
| Produced by | Michael Fottrell |
| Screenplay by | Mark Bomback |
| Story by | Mark Bomback, David Marconi |
| Starring | Bruce Willis, Justin Long, Timothy Olyphant, Cliff Curtis, Maggie Q |
| Music | Marco Beltrami |
| Cinematography | Simon Duggan |
| Edited by | Nicolas De Toth |
| Production, company | Cheyenne Enterprises, Dune Entertainment, Ingenious Film Partners |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Released | June 12, 2007 (Tokyo), June 27, 2007 (United States) |
| Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $110 million |
| Box office | $388.2 million |
| Netflix ID | 70059986 |
About Live Free or Die Hard
The fourth film in the Die Hard franchise sees John McClane teaming up with a computer hacker to save Washington D.C. It was followed in the series by the 2013 film A Good Day to Die Hard.
Achievement of Live Free or Die Hard
Production was shut down for a period midway through when Bruce Willis's stunt double Larry Rippenkroeger fell 25 feet and broke multiple bones in his body.
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Latest information about Live Free or Die Hard updated on July 28 2021.
