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On the Tiger's Back (1961)

On the Tiger's Back (1961)

Drama Comedy
Release Date: 1961, December 20
Directors: Luigi Comencini
Countries: Italy
Production: Titanus, Film 5
Cast: Gian Maria Volonté, Mario Adorf, Franco Giacobini, Nino Manfredi, Valeria Moriconi, Ferruccio De Ceresa, Raymond Bussières, Luciana Buzzanca

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.