48 Hrs.

1982 film by Walter Hill
Movie film Q844887
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Summary

48 Hrs. is a film[1]. 48 Hrs. ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,484 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Walter Hill[3]
  • Screenwriter: Roger Spottiswoode[4], Walter Hill[5], Steven E. de Souza[6], Jeb Stuart[7], Larry Gross[8]
  • Composer: James Horner[9]
  • Genre: action film[10], buddy film[11], thriller film[12], comedy film[13], crime film[14]
  • Followed by: Another 48 Hrs.[15]
  • Cast member: Nick Nolte[16], Eddie Murphy[17], Annette O'Toole[18], Frank McRae[19], James Remar[20], David Patrick Kelly[21], Sonny Landham[22], Brion James[23], Jonathan Banks[24], Denise Crosby[25], Chris Mulkey[26], Jim Haynie[27], R. D. Call[28], James Keane[29]
  • Producer: Lawrence Gordon[30], Joel Silver[31]
  • Production company: Paramount Pictures[32]
  • Director of photography: Ric Waite[33]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[34]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[35]
  • Review score: 7.3/10[36], 92%[37], 71/100[38]
  • Color: color[39]
  • Country of origin: United States[40]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1982[41], April 29, 1983[42], December 8, 1982[43], December 14, 1982[44]
  • Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[45], Netflix[46]
  • Narrative location: San Francisco[47]
  • Filming location: San Francisco[48], Los Angeles[49]
  • Title: 48 Hrs.[50]
  • MPA film rating: R[51]
  • Different from: 48 Hours[52]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[53]
  • Duration: 96[54]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 1.85:1[55]
  • Capital cost: 12,000,000[56]

Why It Matters

48 Hrs. has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] 48 Hrs. is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 83511
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  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 68
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  3. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 26865
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43292|batch #43292]]: Create P14671 statements based on Rating certificate id qualifier"
  4. 15w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14587 → 6
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14587: 6, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296211270|48時間 (#296211270)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8113|1SCREEN movies]] #mix'n'match"
  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1982-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1983-04-29T00:00:00Z, +1982-12-08T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter → Roger Spottiswoode, Walter Hill, Steven E. de Souza +2
    Imda rating → M18, PG
    Duration → {'amount': '+96'}
    + 41 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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