Walter Hill Awarded Venice Film Fest Honor; New Christoph Waltz Film ‘Dead For a Dollar’ Premieres at Fest
Carson Burton Walter Hill, the director behind “The Warriors” and “48 Hrs.,” is the recipient of the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award from this year’s Venice International Film Festival, Cartier and La Biennale di Venezia announced Friday. His new film, “Dead For a Dollar,” will premiere at the festival.“In the film world, one knows it’s a great honor to be invited for a special screening at the Venice Film Festival,” Hill said.