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On the Tiger's Back
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Title: On the Tiger's Back

Release Date: 20 Dec 1961

Runtime: 1h 45m

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Director: Titanus, Film 5

Production Companies: Titanus, Film 5

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.

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Average Vote: 7.2 (21 votes)

Cast

  • Giacinto Rossi: Nino Manfredi
  • Tagliabue: Mario Adorf
  • Ileana Rossi: Valeria Moriconi
  • Papaleo: Gian Maria Volonté
  • Le Sorcio: Raymond Bussières
  • Olga: Luciana Buzzanca
  • Coppola: Ferruccio De Ceresa
  • : Vincenzo Fortunati
  • : Ferdinando Gerra
  • Medico del carcere: Franco Giacobini
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