Wake Up And Die (1966)

aka's: Svegliati E Uccidi/Too Soon to Die/Lutring… Réveille-Toi Et Meurs/Il Solista Del Mitra

Luciano Lutring (Robert Hoffmann) is a dangerous fugitive in Italy, he meets Candida, a nightclub singer (Lisa Gastoni) and they fall in love. On their back is Candida's lover Franco Magni (Claudio Camaso), 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. Also stars Gian Maria Volontè.