CULTURETECHLENS48 Hrs.
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Combined Graph record U-03154 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-1285. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
48 Hrs. is a film released 8 December 1982 (AFI Catalog). The film was directed by Walter Hill (AFI Catalog credits: 'A Walter Hill Film'; Hill, Dir). The film's writers were Roger Spottiswoode, Walter Hill, Larry Gross and Steven E. de Souza (AFI Catalog credits). Principal cast as established by the AFI entry: Nick Nolte as detective Jack Cates and Eddie Murphy, in his motion picture debut, as the co-lead.
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48 Hrs. is a film released 8 December 1982 (AFI Catalog). The film was directed by Walter Hill (AFI Catalog credits: 'A Walter Hill Film'; Hill, Dir). The film's writers were Roger Spottiswoode, Walter Hill, Larry Gross and Steven E. de Souza (AFI Catalog credits). Principal cast as established by the AFI entry: Nick Nolte as detective Jack Cates and Eddie Murphy, in his motion picture debut, as the co-lead.
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- Year: 1982
- Work type: film
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- http://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetailsPrintView/56783 (verification source · master store)
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48 Hrs. is a film released 8 December 1982 (AFI Catalog). The film was directed by Walter Hill (AFI Catalog credits: 'A Walter Hill Film'; Hill, Dir). The film's writers were Roger Spottiswoode, Walter Hill, Larry Gross and Steven E. de Souza (AFI Catalog credits). Principal cast as established by the AFI entry: Nick Nolte as detective Jack Cates and Eddie Murphy, in his motion picture debut, as the co-lead.
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