Directed by:
Carlo LizzaniScreenplay:
Ugo PirroCinematography:
Armando NannuzziComposer:
Ennio MorriconeCast:
Robert Hoffmann, Gian Maria Volonté, Claudio Camaso, Lisa Gastoni, Marco Mariani, Renato Terra, Mario Morales, Corrado Olmi, Dante TrazziPlots(1)
During the 1960s Luciano Lutring committed more than one hundred armed robberies in Italy and on the French Riviera. To the media he was the 'machine gun soloist', a name he'd earned as he kept his weapon in a violin case. To the public he was a Robin Hood figure, one who only targeted the wealthy, stealing more than 35 billion lire during his criminal career. Wake Up and Kill was the logical extension of such fame. It became the first feature to commit Lutring's story to celluloid, shooting having begun mere months after his eventual arrest. Capitalising on the breakthrough success of his performance in French television's The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Robert Hoffmann is perfect as Lutring, bringing just the right amount of charisma and youthful exuberance to his first major big screen role. (Arrow Films)
(more)Cast
Robert Hoffmann
Austria
Best movies:
The Old Gun (1975)
The Mysterious Magician (1964)
Grand Slam (1967)
Gian Maria Volonté
Italy
Best movies:
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
The Moro Affair (1986)
Claudio Camaso
Italy
Best movies:
1900 (1976)
Joko invoca Dio... e muori (1968)
Wake Up and Die (1966)
Lisa Gastoni
Italy
Best movies:
Wake Up and Die (1966)
Doctor in the House (1954)
Maria Montessori: una vita per i bambini (2007) (TV movie)
Marco Mariani
Best movies:
Revolver (1973)
Caliber 9 (1972)
Wake Up and Die (1966)
Renato Terra
Italy
Best movies:
Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
Mario Morales
Best movies:
Wake Up and Die (1966)
Dead Are Countless (1969)
Dead Men Ride (1971)
Corrado Olmi
Italy
Best movies:
The Life of Verdi (1982) (series)
The 13 Chairs (1969)
Ace High (1968)
Dante Trazzi
Best movies:
Revolver (1973)
Wake Up and Die (1966)
Secrets of a Call Girl (1973)