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      • Despite Alan Rickman's evident skill as an actor, he was given a little help to make Hans Gruber falling to his death more believable. Although the actor recalls producers being uneasy about the prospect, Rickman agreed to do the fall scene himself when asked by director John McTiernan, looking to add authenticity to the death.
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  2. Jan 14, 2016 · But one thing Rickman’s followers may not know is the real reason behind the look of utter shock on his face when he fall to his death in Die Hard.

  3. Aug 13, 2018 · It's the three-decades-old shot that everyone remembers: up-close on the villainous Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) as he falls to his death from the Nakatomi building at the hands of John McClane...

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    A blue screen was used for the now infamous scene of Gruber's death. Rickman was to be dropped 40 feet (12 m), and was let go sooner than expected, causing the shocked look of fear on Gruber's face to be genuine. The first shot taken ended up being the one used in the movie.

  5. Jan 14, 2016 · At the time, Rickman, who died today at age 69, was a 42-year-old British actor who’d never before appeared on the big screen. With Hans Gruber, he delivered a performance that now...

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  6. Jan 14, 2016 · In Rickman's deadpan performance, Gruber seems to possess a strange fatalism, as if he expects to lose, and to die, all along. Who cares? But, despite this nihilistic anonymity, it is Gruber who...

  7. Dec 13, 2019 · Alan Rickman. The other component that makes Gruber work is the superlative work of Alan Rickman. Originally, the part was conceived as a tough military man along the same lines as Die Hard 2 ’s...