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On the Tiger's Back

A cavallo della tigre

Release: 1961-12-20 ·Runtime: 105m ·★ 7.2
Drama Comedy

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.

Production Countries

Italy

Production Companies

Titanus
Film 5

Cast

Gian Maria Volonté Gian Maria Volonté as Papaleo Raymond Bussières Raymond Bussières as Le Sorcio Ferruccio De Ceresa Ferruccio De Ceresa as Coppola Franco Giacobini Franco Giacobini as Medico del carcere Nino Manfredi Nino Manfredi as Giacinto Rossi Mario Adorf Mario Adorf as Tagliabue Valeria Moriconi Valeria Moriconi as Ileana Rossi

Crew

Piero Tosi Piero Tosi Costume Design Luigi Comencini Luigi Comencini Story, Director, Screenplay Nino Baragli Nino Baragli Editor Gino Millozza Gino Millozza Production Manager Flavio Mogherini Flavio Mogherini Production Design Furio Scarpelli Furio Scarpelli Dialogue, Story, Screenplay Agenore Incrocci Agenore Incrocci Story, Dialogue, Screenplay Piero Umiliani Piero Umiliani Original Music Composer Mario Monicelli Mario Monicelli Screenplay, Story Alfredo Bini Alfredo Bini Producer