On the Tiger's Back
1961 · 105 min · Drama, Comedy
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.
- Director
- Luigi Comencini
- Writers
- Luigi Comencini, Agenore Incrocci, Mario Monicelli, Furio Scarpelli
- Released
- December 20, 1961
- Language
- Italian
Cast
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