A Good Day to Die Hard is a movie directed by John Moore in 2013 and based on the characters from the book Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp, first published in 1979. The movie features Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch, Cole Hauser, Amaury Nolasco, Megalyn Echikunwoke, and others.
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Storyline
In Moscow, Viktor Chagarin, a high-ranking, but corrupt, Russian official plans to incriminate former billionaire and government whistleblower Yuri Komarov in an imminent rigged trial unless Komarov hands over a secret file believed to contain evidence incriminating Chagarin. As John arrives and approaches the courthouse where Komarov is on trial, a bomb explosion, orchestrated by Chagarin’s henchman Alik, occurs in the courthouse and Jack breaks free with Komarov.
Movie vs Book
Year
2013
Minutes
98
Movie Rate
5.30
Source: IMDb
Movie
A Good Day to Die Hard
Director: John Moore
Country: USA
Year: 2013
Length: 1h38m
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Year
1979
Pages
245
Book Rate
7.10
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Book
Nothing Lasts Forever
Author: Roderick Thorp
Country: USA
First published in: 1979
Length: 245 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Die Hard
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by John McTiernan
User polls & recommendations
“I’m always frustrated when somebody makes a movie out of a book and they leave the book behind, or the heart of it.”
SEAN PENN (Actor, Filmmaker)
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