---
title: '48 Hrs. (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Walter Hill'
released: '1982-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/48-hrs-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083511/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# 48 Hrs. (1982)

1982 · R · 96 min · Comedy, Action, Crime, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

48 Hrs. is a 1982 American buddy cop action comedy film starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy as a cop and a convict, respectively, who team up to catch two hardened criminals. Directed by Walter Hill, from a screenplay co-written with Larry Gross, Steven E. de Souza and Roger Spottiswoode, and titled after the amount of time the duo has to solve the crime, 48 Hrs. marked Joel Silver's debut as a producer.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Walter Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-hill)
- **Screenplay:** [Walter Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-hill), [Steven E. de Souza](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-e-de-souza), [Jeb Stuart](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeb-stuart), [Larry Gross](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-gross)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Horner](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-horner)
- **Producer:** [Joel Silver](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-silver), [Lawrence Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-gordon)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ric Waite](https://cinepixo.com/people/ric-waite)

## Cast

- [James Keane](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-keane)
- [Denise Crosby](https://cinepixo.com/people/denise-crosby)
- [Chris Mulkey](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-mulkey)
- [Sonny Landham](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonny-landham)
- [James Remar](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-remar)
- [Jonathan Banks](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-banks)
- [Eddie Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-murphy)
- [Nick Nolte](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-nolte)
- [Frank McRae](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-mcrae)
- [Jim Haynie](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-haynie)
- [John Dennis Johnston](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-dennis-johnston)
- [R. D. Call](https://cinepixo.com/people/r-d-call)
- [Kerry Sherman](https://cinepixo.com/people/kerry-sherman)
- [Brion James](https://cinepixo.com/people/brion-james)
- [Annette O'Toole](https://cinepixo.com/people/annette-o-toole)

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