Die Hard: With a Vengeance Japanese LaserDisc Detective McClane is called upon by Simon, the perpetrator of a building bombing on 5th Avenue in New York, to escape the crisis. While he is at the mercy of Simon's demands, who uses liquid bombs, a subway accident occurs. Meanwhile, it is revealed that Simon is an international terrorist. Furthermore, he is the brother of a man McClane once took down. Die Hard: With a Vengeance is a 1995 American action film. It is the third installment in the Die Hard series. Directed by: John McTiernan Screenplay by: Jonathan Hensleigh Based on: Jonathan Hensleigh Roderick Thorp Produced by: John McTiernan Michael Tadross Executive Producers: Andrew G. Vajna Buzz Feitshans Robert Lawrence Robert Rehme Starring: Bruce Willis Jeremy Irons Samuel L. Jackson Larry Bryggman Colleen Camp Graham Greene Music by: Michael Kamen Cinematography by: Peter Menzies Jr. Edited by: John Wright Production Company: Cinergi Pictures Distributed by: 20th Century Fox Release Date: United States May 19, 1995 Japan July 1, 1995 Running time: 128 minutes