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Wake Up and Die (1966) [N/A]

Featuring:
Robert Hoffmann, Lisa Gastoni, Gian Maria Volontè

Written by:
Ugo Pirro
Carlo Lizzani

Directed by:
Carlo Lizzani


Release Date:
April 6, 1966

Original Title:
Svegliati e uccidi

Alternate Titles:
Feuertanz - Solo für zwei Maschinengewehre
Il solista del mitra
Lutring
Lutring... réveille-toi et meurs
Solo für zwei Maschinengewehre
Wake Up and Die
Wake Up and Kill
唤醒与杀戮
轰天独行盗

Genres:
Crime | Drama

Production Companies:
Castoro Film
Sanson Film

Production Countries:
France | Italy

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16 

Runtime: 124

The story of “Luciano”

Overview from TheMovieDB

A petty hoodlum pulls jewellery store heists in broad daylight. The cop on his tail knows he has accomplices and focuses on the gangster's girl friend is his attempt to catch him.

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Overview from Open Movies

Luciano Lutring is a dangerous fugitive in Italy, he meets Candida, a nightclub singer and they fall in love. On their back is Candida's lover Franco Magni, a two-bit gangster. Powered by his new-found fame and reputation, Lutring increasingly becomes more and more reckless, robbing as many jewelry stores as he can and pawning them before the cops catch up with him. One of the first of many poliziesco movies of the time and based on the life of real-life criminal Luciano Lutring; the infamous jewelry thief also known as the "machine gun soloist", a name he acquired by the media by keeping his weapon in a violin case.

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Rankings and Honors

Wake Up and Die (1966) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.2/10
Awards Won: 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Performers

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Production

Costume Design:
Franco Bottari

Director:
Carlo Lizzani

Director of Photography:
Armando Nannuzzi

Editor:
Franco Fraticelli

Makeup Artist:
Giannetto De Rossi

Original Music Composer:
Ennio Morricone

Producer:
Carlo Lizzani
Jacques Bar
Joseph Fryd

Production Design:
Franco Bottari

Screenplay:
Ugo Pirro

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