Walter Hill on Returning to the Genre He Loves Most
Toolkit Ep. 172: Writer and director Walter Hill tells IndieWire about returning to the Western with “Dead for a Dollar.”
Toolkit Ep. 172: Writer and director Walter Hill tells IndieWire about returning to the Western with “Dead for a Dollar.”
Hill’s return to the Western genre is set to hit theaters on Friday, September 30.
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