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FILM DIRECTOR

Walter Hill

1942 - Today

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Walter Hill (born January 10, 1940) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his action films and revival of the Western genre. He has directed such films as The Driver, The Warriors, Southern Comfort, 48 Hrs. and its sequel Another 48 Hrs., Streets of Fire and Red Heat, and wrote the screenplay for the crime drama The Getaway. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Hill has received more than 993,375 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Walter Hill is the 98th most popular film director (up from 126th in 2019), the 654th most popular biography from United States (up from 858th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular American Film Director.

Walter Hill is most famous for his work in the 1970s and 1980s. He is most well known for his work on the films "The Warriors" and "48 Hours."

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Walter Hill ranks 98 out of 1,581. Before him are Wolfgang Petersen, Tony Scott, Kenji Mizoguchi, George A. Romero, William Hanna, and Howard Hawks. After him are Peter Brook, Terrence Malick, Jim Jarmusch, Sidney Lumet, Ang Lee, and Jean-Pierre Melville.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Walter Hill ranks 44. Before him are Michel Mayor, Mohamed ElBaradei, Alassane Ouattara, Wen Jiabao, Giacinto Facchetti, and Michael Crichton. After him are Michael Bloomberg, John Irving, Frank Williams, Françoise Dorléac, Věra Čáslavská, and Giacomo Agostini.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Hill ranks 654 out of 18,182. Before him are William Hanna (1910), Billie Jean King (1943), Howard Hawks (1896), Lady Gaga (1986), Don Shirley (1927), and Carrie Fisher (1956). After him are Sally Field (1946), Linda Lovelace (1949), Val Logsdon Fitch (1923), Douglass North (1920), Terrence Malick (1943), and Hugh Glass (1783).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Walter Hill ranks 22. Before him are Terry Gilliam (1940), Chuck Jones (1912), John Huston (1906), George A. Romero (1940), William Hanna (1910), and Howard Hawks (1896). After him are Terrence Malick (1943), Jim Jarmusch (1953), Sidney Lumet (1924), Robert Altman (1925), Victor Fleming (1889), and Jules Dassin (1911).

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Filmography

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