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1982

48 Hrs.

A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.

Credits

Director

Walter Hill

Producers

Joel Silver , Lawrence Gordon , D. Constantine Conte

Writers

Walter Hill , Roger Spottiswoode , Larry Gross , Steven E. de Souza

Cinematographer

Ric Waite

Composer

James Horner

Cast

Nick Nolte , Eddie Murphy , Annette O'Toole , Frank McRae , James Remar , David Patrick Kelly , Sonny Landham , Brion James , Kerry Sherman , Jonathan Banks

Studios

Paramount Pictures , Lawrence Gordon Productions , Silver Pictures

Genres

Crime Comedy Action

Posters

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48 Hrs. (1982) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
48 Hrs. (1982) international poster - US
US international
48 Hrs. (1982) character poster - US
US character
48 Hrs. (1982) teaser poster - US
US teaser
48 Hrs. (1982) imax poster - US
US imax

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