Walter Hill

Born January 10th, 1942 in Long Beach (California), Walter Hill is one of the key figures in late seventies and early eighties North American film, in his triple facet as a screenwriter, director and producer. His cinema is a rough, nihilistic action cinema, halfway between western and film noir, between epic poetry and tragedy, always featuring men on the fringes of the law, at the limit of their abilities, fighting against everything and everyone. Some outstanding movies in his filmography as a director are Driver (1978), The Warriors (1979), The Long Riders (1981), Extreme Prejudice (1987), Wild Bill (1995) or Last Man Standing (1996). As a producer, the Alien tetralogy and their subsequent “crossover”, Alien vs. Predator, or the prestigious television series Deadwood (2004-2006), winner of eight Emmys.

Sitges Film Festival