On the Tiger's Back
1961·Movie·1h 45m
Drama, Comedy
7.4 / 10 (27 votes)
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.
- Directed by
- Luigi Comencini
- Original language
- Italiano
- Released
- 20 December 1961
Where to Watch
Availability in the US · Subtitle and audio track data
Cast
Nino Manfredi
Giacinto Rossi
Mario Adorf
Tagliabue
Valeria Moriconi
Ileana Rossi
Gian Maria Volonté
Papaleo
Raymond Bussières
Le Sorcio
- LB
Luciana Buzzanca
Olga
Ferruccio De Ceresa
Coppola
- VF
Vincenzo Fortunati
- FG
Ferdinando Gerra
Franco Giacobini
Medico del carcere
- FM
Franco Moruzzi