Wake Up and Die (Italian: Svegliati e uccidi), also known as Wake Up and Kill and I Kill for Kicks, is a 1966 Italian crime drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani, based on the real life of Luciano Lutring, an Italian criminal known as "the machine-gun soloist" ("il solista del mitra").[1]
| Wake Up and Die | |
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 Italian (English export) film poster | |
| Directed by | Carlo Lizzani |
| Screenplay by | Ugo Pirro |
| Story by | Ugo Pirro Carlo Lizzani |
| Produced by | Joseph Fryd Carlo Lizzani |
| Starring | Robert Hoffmann Lisa Gastoni Gian Maria Volonté |
| Cinematography | Armando Nannuzzi |
| Edited by | Franco Fraticelli |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
Production companies | Sanson Film Castoro Film Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinématographiques |
| Distributed by | Titanus Cineriz (Italy) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (International) |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Countries | Italy France |
| Language | Italian |
For this film, Lisa Gastoni was awarded with a Silver Ribbon for Best Actress.[2]
Cast
edit- Robert Hoffmann as Luciano Lutring
- Lisa Gastoni as Yvonne Lutring
- Gian Maria Volonté as Inspector Moroni
- Claudio Camaso as Franco Magni
- Ottavio Fanfani as Inspector Julien
- Corrado Olmi as Bobino
References
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