On the Tiger's Back (1961)

Name: On the Tiger's Back
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1961-12-20
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Nino Manfredi, Mario Adorf, Valeria Moriconi, Gian Maria Volonté, Raymond Bussières

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.

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Released 1961-12-20 · 105 min · Drama, Comedy

Directed by Luigi Comencini

Cast

Nino Manfredi as Giacinto Rossi
Mario Adorf as Tagliabue
Valeria Moriconi as Ileana Rossi
Gian Maria Volonté as Papaleo
Raymond Bussières as Le Sorcio
Luciana Buzzanca as Olga
Ferruccio De Ceresa as Coppola
Vincenzo Fortunati
Ferdinando Gerra
Franco Giacobini as Medico del carcere
Franco Moruzzi