<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $12 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $78.9 million 1.2 million admissions (France) </Td> </Tr> <P> 48 Hrs. is a 1982 American action comedy film directed by Walter Hill . It is Joel Silver's first film as a film producer . The screenplay was written by Hill, Roger Spottiswoode, Larry Gross, Steven E. de Souza, and Jeb Stuart . </P> <P> The film stars Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy (in his film debut and Golden Globe Award - nominated role) as a cop and convict, respectively, who team up to catch two cop - killers, Albert Ganz and Billy Bear, played respectively by James Remar and Sonny Landham . The title refers to the amount of time they have to solve the crime . </P>

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