Nur 48 Stunden (1982)
Der Schwerverbrecher Albert Ganz kann aus dem Gefängnis von San Francisco türmen. Beim Versuch, den Entflohenen wieder hinter Schloss und Riegel zu bringen, werden zwei Polizisten getötet, Jack Cates aber überlebt den Vorfall. Grund genug für den heruntergekommenen Cop, sich an die Fersen des Ganoven zu heften. Ihm ist jedes Mittel recht, wenn es dabei hilft, den Polizistenmörder wieder ins Gefängnis zu bringen. Deswegen lässt er Reggie Hammond, einen ehemaligen Komplizen des Gangsters, aus dem Knast holen und macht sich gemeinsam mit ihm auf die Jagd nach Ganz. Als Aufpasser muss Cates nun stets ein Auge auf Hammond haben, damit dieser nichts anstellt. Da der Knastbruder Hammond nur für 48 Stunden aus dem Gefängnis entlassen wurde, drängt die Zeit für das ungleiche Ermittlerduo...
Der Regisseur: Walter Hill
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Nick Nolte as Jack Cates |
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Eddie Murphy as Reggie Hammond |
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Annette O'Toole as Elaine |
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Frank McRae as Haden |
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James Remar as Albert Ganz |
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David Patrick Kelly as Luther |
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Sonny Landham as Billy Bear |
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Brion James as Ben Kehoe |
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Kerry Sherman as Rosalie, Hostage Girl |
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Jonathan Banks as Algren |
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James Keane as Vanzant |
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Tara King as Frizzy, Hotel Desk Clerk |
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Greta Blackburn as Lisa, Blonde Hooker |
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Margot Rose as Casey |
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Denise Crosby as Sally |
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Olivia Brown as Candy |
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Todd Allen as Young Cop |
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Bill Dearth as Thin Cop |
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Ned Dowd as Big Cop |
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Jim Haynie as Old Cop |
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Jack Thibeau as Detective |
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Jon St. Elwood as Plainclothes Man |
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Clare Torao as Ruth |
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Sandy Martin as Policewoman |
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Matt Landers as Bob |
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Peter Jason as Cowboy Bartender |
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Bill Cross as First Cop |
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Chris Mulkey as Second Cop |
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Marcelino Sánchez as Parking Lot Attendant |
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Bennie E. Dobbins as Road Gang Guard |
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Walter Scott as Road Gang Guard |
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W.T. Zacha as Road Gang Guard |
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Loyd Catlett as Prison Guard |
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B.G. Fisher as Prison Guard |
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Reid Cruickshanks as Prison Guard |
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R. D. Call as Duty Sergeant |
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Brenda Venus as Hooker |
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Gloria Gifford as Hooker |
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Nick Dimitri as Torchy's Patron |
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John Dennis Johnston as Torchy's Patron |
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Rock A. Walker as Torchy's Patron |
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Dave Moordigian as Gas Station Attendant |
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John Wesley as Security Guard |
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Gary Pettinger as Cop with Gun |
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Marquerita Wallace as Bar Girl |
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Angela Robinson Witherspoon as Bar Girl |
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Jack Lightsy as Bartender |
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John Hauk as Henry Wong |
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Bob Yanez as Interrogator |
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Clint Smith as Leroy |
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Luis Contreras as Gang Member |
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Suzanne M. Regard as Cowgirl Dancer |
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Ola Ray as Vroman's Dancer |
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Bjaye Turner as Vroman's Dancer |
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Begonya Plaza as Indian Hooker |
| Production | Lawrence Gordon | Producer |
| Camera | Ric Waite | Director of Photography |
| Sound | James Horner | Original Music Composer |
| Art | John Vallone | Production Design |
| Production | Judith Holstra | Casting |
| Directing | Walter Hill | Director |
| Editing | Mark Warner | Editor |
| Editing | Billy Weber | Editor |
| Production | Joel Silver | Producer |
| Editing | Freeman A. Davies | Editor |
| Sound | Mark Mangini | ADR Editor |
| Crew | Terry Leonard | Stunt Double |
| Writing | Larry Gross | Writer |
| Crew | Nick Dimitri | Stunts |
| Crew | John Sherrod | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Jerry Brutsche | Stunts |
| Crew | Billy C. Chandler | Stunts |
| Writing | Walter Hill | Writer |
| Crew | Larry Holt | Stunts |
| Crew | Conrad E. Palmisano | Stunt Driver |
| Art | Richard C. Goddard | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Joseph P. Mercurio | Special Effects |
| Crew | Bruce Paul Barbour | Stunts |
| Crew | Tony Brubaker | Stunts |
| Writing | Steven E. de Souza | Writer |
| Writing | Roger Spottiswoode | Writer |
| Crew | Vince Deadrick Jr. | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Bennie E. Dobbins | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lighting | Carl Boles | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dagmar Loesch | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Walter Scott | Stunts |
| Sound | Rick Kline | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Richard L. Anderson | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | John Dunn | Sound Editor |
| Production | D. Constantine Conte | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Tim Mangini | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marilyn Vance | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Germain | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Stephen Hunter Flick | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Teri E. Dorman | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gregg Landaker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edouard F. Henriques III | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Donald O. Mitchell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Gene Levy | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Margie Stone McShirley | Set Designer |
| Sound | Michael Tronick | Music Editor |
| Directing | Luca Koumelis | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Douy Swofford | Title Designer |