48 Hrs.

48 Hrs. is a 1982 action comedy film directed by Walter Hill, starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy (in his Golden Globe-nominated role) as a cop and convict, respectively, who team up to catch a cop-killer. The title refers to the amount of time they have to solve the crime. This was Eddie Murphy's film debut, and Joel Silver's first film as a film producer. The...
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Initial release date:

  • Dec 8, 1982

Tagline:

  • The boys are back in town. Nick Nolte is a cop. Eddie Murphy is a convict. They couldn't have liked each other less... They couldn't have needed each other more. And the last place they ever expected to be is on the same side. Even for... 48 HRS.

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Also known as:

  • 48 Hours,
  • Forty Eight Hours

Directed by

Walter Hill

Walter Wesley Hill (born January 10, 1942 in Long Beach, California) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer known, in particular, for his male-dominated action films and revival of the Western. He said in an interview, "Every film I've done has been a Western", and elaborated in...
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