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6.7A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
Released: 1982-12-0796 minDir: Walter HillCrime, Action, Comedy
Cast
- Nick Nolte as Jack Cates
- Eddie Murphy as Reggie Hammond
- Annette O'Toole as Elaine
- Frank McRae as Haden
- James Remar as Albert Ganz
- David Patrick Kelly as Luther
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Walter Hill
- Written by
- Roger Spottiswoode Walter Hill Larry Gross Steven E. de Souza
- Produced by
- Lawrence Gordon Joel Silver
- Starring
- Nick Nolte Eddie Murphy Annette O'Toole
- Cinematography
- Ric Waite
- Edited by
- Freeman A. Davies Mark Warner Billy Weber
- Music by
- James Horner
- Production company
- Lawrence Gordon Productions
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release date
- December 8, 1982 ( 1982-12-08 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 96 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
Key dates
- Published
- 14 December 1982
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Another 48 Hrs.
- Director
- Walter Hill
- Screenwriter
- Larry Gross
- Cast member
- Kerry Sherman
- Composer
- James Horner
- Producer
- Joel Silver
Article
48 Hrs. (pronounced Forty-Eight Hours) is a 1982 American buddy cop action comedy film starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy (in his film debut) as a cop and a convict, respectively, who team up to catch two hardened criminals. The film is directed by Walter Hill, from a screenplay co-written with Larry Gross, Steven E. de Souza and Roger Spottiswoode. Titled after the amount of time the duo has to solve the crime, 48 Hrs. was Joel Silver's first title as a producer.
Though predated by Richard Rush's 1974 film Freebie and the Bean, the film is often credited as being the first in the "buddy cop" genre, later popularized by films such as Lethal Weapon, Bad Boys, and Rush Hour. Its supporting cast features Annette O'Toole, James Remar, Frank McRae, David Patrick Kelly, Sonny Landham, Jonathan Banks and Brion James. The musical score was composed by James Horner.