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Live Free or Die Hard

2007 film directed by Len Wiseman
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Live Free or Die Hard is an action film that falls into the action thriller, buddy film, and buddy cop film genres [1][2][3].

Live Free or Die Hard

Summary

Live Free or Die Hard is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,466 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Live Free or Die Hard's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Live Free or Die Hard was directed by Len Wiseman[4].
  • Mark Bomback wrote the screenplay for Live Free or Die Hard[5].
  • Doug Richardson wrote the screenplay for Live Free or Die Hard[6].
  • Live Free or Die Hard's composer is recorded as Marco Beltrami[7].
  • Live Free or Die Hard's genre is action film[8].
  • Live Free or Die Hard's genre is action thriller[9].
  • Live Free or Die Hard's genre is buddy film[10].
  • Live Free or Die Hard's genre is buddy cop film[11].
  • Live Free or Die Hard followed Die Hard with a Vengeance[12].
  • Live Free or Die Hard was followed by A Good Day to Die Hard[13].
  • A cast member of Live Free or Die Hard was Bruce Willis[14].
  • A cast member of Live Free or Die Hard was Justin Long[15].
  • A cast member of Live Free or Die Hard was Timothy Olyphant[16].
  • A cast member of Live Free or Die Hard was Cliff Curtis[17].
  • A cast member of Live Free or Die Hard was Maggie Q[18].
  • A cast member of Live Free or Die Hard was Mary Elizabeth Winstead[19].
  • A cast member of Live Free or Die Hard was Kevin Smith[20].
  • A cast member of Live Free or Die Hard was Edoardo Costa[21].
  • A cast member of Live Free or Die Hard was Željko Ivanek[22].
  • A cast member of Live Free or Die Hard was Tim Russ[23].
  • A cast member of Live Free or Die Hard was Cyril Raffaelli[24].
  • A cast member of Live Free or Die Hard was Q708059[25].
  • A cast member of Live Free or Die Hard was Jake McDorman[26].
  • A cast member of Live Free or Die Hard was Jonathan Sadowski[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 2007-01-01[30]

  • Genre(s): classical[31]

  • Community tags: classical, score, soundtrack[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5dfe1d0f-bc1c-3390-a04b-c04946916dcb[33]

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Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Live Free or Die Hard was Marco Beltrami[34]. Producers include John McTiernan[35] and Bruce Willis[36]. It was directed by Len Wiseman[4]. Screenwriters include Mark Bomback[5] and Doug Richardson[6]. Cast members include Bruce Willis[14], Justin Long[15], Timothy Olyphant[16], Cliff Curtis[17], Maggie Q[18], and Mary Elizabeth Winstead[19].

Publication

Publication dates include June 27, 2007[37], October 26, 2007[38], and October 15, 2007[39]. The original language of Live Free or Die Hard was English[40]. Genres include action film[8], action thriller[9], buddy film[10], and buddy cop film[11]. Its part of the series is recorded as Die Hard[41]. It was distributed by video on demand[42].

Subject and Themes

Live Free or Die Hard's part of the series is recorded as Die Hard[41].

Reception

Reviews include 6.8/10[43], 82%[44], and 69/100[45].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Live Free or Die Hard followed Die Hard with a Vengeance[12]. It was followed by A Good Day to Die Hard[13].

Why It Matters

Live Free or Die Hard ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,466 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

Related Entities

A Good Day to Die Hard Bill Clinton Bruce Willis Cliff Curtis Die Hard with a Vengeance Dwight D. Eisenhower film George W. Bush Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter John McTiernan Justin Long Kevin Smith Los Angeles Marco Beltrami Mary Elizabeth Winstead Maryland Netflix New Jersey New York New York City Ronald Reagan Sung Kang Timothy Olyphant Tim Russ United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . siamzone.com. Retrieved . siamzone.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [43] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . boxofficemojo.com. boxofficemojo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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