![TIL that in the German version of Die Hard, the villain Hans Gruber is rewritten to be Irish, not German, and renamed Jack Gruber : r/todayilearned TIL that in the German version of Die Hard, the villain Hans Gruber is rewritten to be Irish, not German, and renamed Jack Gruber : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/k2F_YuvT2PnUqffY_MWKSoNIPyALLNrDPdx7-ZEeHYo.jpg?auto=webp&s=fdc70bffc765ee006aabfb636d876a1cb5794bfd)
TIL that in the German version of Die Hard, the villain Hans Gruber is rewritten to be Irish, not German, and renamed Jack Gruber : r/todayilearned
![USA. Alexander Godunov in a scene from the ©Twentieth Century Fox movie : Die Hard (1988). Plot: An NYPD officer tries to save his wife and several others taken hostage by German USA. Alexander Godunov in a scene from the ©Twentieth Century Fox movie : Die Hard (1988). Plot: An NYPD officer tries to save his wife and several others taken hostage by German](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D6TG7K/usa-alexander-godunov-in-a-scene-from-the-twentieth-century-fox-movie-die-hard-1988-plot-an-nypd-officer-tries-to-save-his-wife-and-several-others-taken-hostage-by-german-terrorists-during-a-christmas-party-at-the-nakatomi-plaza-in-los-angeles-ref-lmk110-j6852-131020-supplied-by-lmkmedia-editorial-only-landmark-media-is-not-the-copyright-owner-of-these-film-or-tv-stills-but-provides-a-service-only-for-recognised-media-outlets-pictures@lmkmediacom-2D6TG7K.jpg)
USA. Alexander Godunov in a scene from the ©Twentieth Century Fox movie : Die Hard (1988). Plot: An NYPD officer tries to save his wife and several others taken hostage by German
![In Die Hard (1988), Hans Gruber and his team of German terrorists almost exclusively use weapons produced in Central Europe. Hans' handgun, as well as the team's main weapon, are produced by In Die Hard (1988), Hans Gruber and his team of German terrorists almost exclusively use weapons produced in Central Europe. Hans' handgun, as well as the team's main weapon, are produced by](https://preview.redd.it/vyql3yo4a1541.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=82d39ac9f9a6b3c38bedb3ce9ec037d2ded1c840)
In Die Hard (1988), Hans Gruber and his team of German terrorists almost exclusively use weapons produced in Central Europe. Hans' handgun, as well as the team's main weapon, are produced by
![USA. Alexander Godunov in a scene from the ©Twentieth Century Fox movie : Die Hard (1988). Plot: An NYPD officer tries to save his wife and several others taken hostage by German USA. Alexander Godunov in a scene from the ©Twentieth Century Fox movie : Die Hard (1988). Plot: An NYPD officer tries to save his wife and several others taken hostage by German](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D6TG3E/usa-alexander-godunov-in-a-scene-from-the-twentieth-century-fox-movie-die-hard-1988-plot-an-nypd-officer-tries-to-save-his-wife-and-several-others-taken-hostage-by-german-terrorists-during-a-christmas-party-at-the-nakatomi-plaza-in-los-angeles-ref-lmk110-j6852-131020-supplied-by-lmkmedia-editorial-only-landmark-media-is-not-the-copyright-owner-of-these-film-or-tv-stills-but-provides-a-service-only-for-recognised-media-outlets-pictures@lmkmediacom-2D6TG3E.jpg)