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On the Tiger's Back (1961)

Directed by Luigi Comencini

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.

Length 105 minutes

Actors

Nino Manfredi | Mario Adorf | Valeria Moriconi | Gian Maria Volonté | Raymond Bussières | Luciana Buzzanca | Ferruccio De Ceresa | Vincenzo Fortunati | Ferdinando Gerra | Franco Giacobini | Franco Moruzzi