The gunmen took the sole elevator to the 30th floor and interrupted the party with gunfire.They ook all the guests hostage, including McClane""s wife.McClane, in a white T-shirt and barefooted, watched from the wash-room and hen fled to a stairwell and various upper floors, keeping track of which ones were operational or under-construction.From its nine nominations (including Best Picture and Best Director),The Defiant Oneswas the recipient of only wo Oscars: Best B/W Cinematography (it marked Sam Leavitt’s only win in his first of three nominations), and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen.""What could melt that much ice?"Scotty asked Dr.Chapman: "Could an airplane melt hat much ice?" Chapman replied: "One of our own airplanes generates enough heat to warm a 50-story office building.A remade, 1982 TV movie based on the original Wilder screenplay starred the venerable Ralph Richardson in the Laughton role, with Deborah Kerr as his nurse, Beau Bridges as the accused Leonard Vole, and Diana Rigg as his wife Christine.