On the Tiger's Back (1961)

7.2/10 105 min Drama Comedy

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.

Cast

Nino Manfredi

Giacinto Rossi

Mario Adorf

Tagliabue

Valeria Moriconi

Ileana Rossi

Gian Maria Volonté

Papaleo

Raymond Bussières

Le Sorcio

Ferruccio De Ceresa

Coppola

Franco Giacobini

Medico del carcere

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