On the Tiger's Back

On the Tiger's Back (1961)

20/12/1961
Drama, Comedy
1h 45m

Overview

Giacinto Rossi, a poor driver up to his neck in debt, is imprisoned for simulated crime. He finds himself in a cell with Tagliabue, an unscrupulous murderer; Sorcio, an elderly thief; and Papaleo, an honor-obsessed intellectual who murdered his fiancée's lover. Giacinto is forced by the three men to make a daring escape from prison.

  • Luigi ComenciniDirector, Screenplay
  • Mario MonicelliScreenplay
  • Furio ScarpelliScreenplay
  • Original Title

    A cavallo della tigre

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Italian

Top Billed Cast

Nino Manfredi

Nino Manfredi

Giacinto Rossi

Mario Adorf

Mario Adorf

Tagliabue

Valeria Moriconi

Valeria Moriconi

Ileana Rossi

Gian Maria Volonté

Gian Maria Volonté

Papaleo

Raymond Bussières

Raymond Bussières

Le Sorcio

Luciana Buzzanca

Olga

Ferruccio De Ceresa

Ferruccio De Ceresa

Coppola

Vincenzo Fortunati

Ferdinando Gerra

Franco Giacobini

Franco Giacobini

Medico del carcere

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