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On the Tiger's Back

On the Tiger's Back

Luigi Comencini

1961

  • Drama
  • Comedy
7.4

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 & crew

  • Luigi ComenciniDirector
  • Nino ManfrediGiacinto Rossi
  • Mario AdorfTagliabue
  • Valeria MoriconiIleana Rossi
  • Gian Maria VolontéPapaleo
  • Raymond BussièresLe Sorcio
  • Luciana BuzzancaOlga
  • Ferruccio De CeresaCoppola
  • Vincenzo Fortunati

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