Walter Hill Awarded Venice Film Fest Honor; New Christoph Waltz Film ‘Dead For a Dollar’ Premieres at Fest
variety.comCarson 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. “With my new film ‘Dead For A Dollar,’ this is the fourth time that I’ve been so fortunate, and now this award makes me yet more grateful.
My thanks to Alberto Barbera, Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan and Arnaud Carrez from Cartier and the entire film community that has given me so much support and encouragement over the years.
Thank you all, you’ve made an old man happy.” “Dead For a Dollar” stars Christoph Waltz, Willem Dafoe, Rachel Brosnahan and Benjamin Bratt in a story set in 1897.
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