简介：Duringthe1960sLucianoLutringcommittedmorethanonehundredarmedrobberiesinItalyandontheFrenchRiviera.Tothemediahewasthe"machinegunsoloist,"anamehe'dearnedashekepthisweaponinaviolincase.Tothepublichewasaromanticfigure,onewhoonlytargetedthewealthy,stealingmorethan35billionlireduringhiscriminalcareer.WAKEUPANDKILLwasthelogicalextensionofsuchfame.ItbecamethefirstfeaturetocommitLutring'sstorytocelluloid,shootinghavingbegunmeremonthsafterhiseventualarrest.CapitalizingonthebreakthroughsuccessofhisperformanceinFrenchtelevision'sTHEADVENTURESOFROBINSONCRUSOE,RobertHoffmannisperfectasLutring,bringingjusttherightamountofcharismaandyouthfulexuberancetohisfirstmajorbigscreenrole.DirectedbyCarloLizzani,scoredbyEnnioMorricone,pennedbythefuturescreenwriterofINVESTIGATIONOFACITIZENABOVESUSPICIONandfeaturingthatfilm'sstar,GianMariaVolonte,inakeysupportingrole,WAKEUPANDKILL'strue-crimethrillsserveasanenthrallingdryrunforthepoliziotteschimoviesthatwouldfollowafewyearslater.…