On the Tiger's Back (7.4)

Movie · 1961 · 2 h 00 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.

Directed by: Luigi Comencini

Starring Nino Manfredi, Mario Adorf, Valeria Moriconi, Gian Maria Volonté, Raymond Bussières, Luciana Buzzanca, Ferruccio De Ceresa, Vincenzo Fortunati, Ferdinando Gerra, Franco Giacobini

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