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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

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

Crew

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