On the Tiger's Back (1961)

7.4/10 • 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

Mario Adorf

Valeria Moriconi

Gian Maria Volonté

Raymond Bussières

Ferruccio De Ceresa

Coppola

Franco Giacobini

Medico del carcere

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