On the Tiger's Back

12/20/1961

|

1hr 45min

|

Drama

,Comedy

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Nino Manfredi
  • Mario Adorf
  • Valeria Moriconi
  • Gian Maria Volonté
  • Raymond Bussières

    Directors

  • Luigi Comencini
  • Leopoldo Machina
  • Anna Maria Montanari
  • Salvatore Rosso
  • Mario Monicelli

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Titanus
  • Film 5

    Production Countries

  • Italy

LANGUAGES

  • Italian