On the Tiger's Back (1961)
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:
Mario Monicelli, Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli, Luigi Comencini.
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Nino Manfredi as Giacinto Rossi |
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Mario Adorf as Tagliabue |
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Valeria Moriconi as Ileana Rossi |
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Gian Maria Volonté as Papaleo |
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Raymond Bussières as Le Sorcio |
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Luciana Buzzanca as Olga |
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Ferruccio De Ceresa as Coppola |
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Vincenzo Fortunati as |
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Ferdinando Gerra as |
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Franco Giacobini as Medico del carcere |
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Franco Moruzzi as |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera Marzot | Costume Design |
| Editing | Nino Baragli | Editor |
| Art | Flavio Mogherini | Production Design |
| Directing | Anna Maria Montanari | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Piero Tosi | Costume Design |
| Writing | Agenore Incrocci | Dialogue |
| Directing | Salvatore Rosso | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Luigi Comencini | Story |
| Writing | Furio Scarpelli | Story |
| Camera | Idelmo Simonelli | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Giovanni Rossi | Sound |
| Camera | Aldo Scavarda | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Mario Monicelli | Screenplay |
| Directing | Leopoldo Machina | Second Assistant Director |
| Writing | Agenore Incrocci | Story |
| Writing | Furio Scarpelli | Dialogue |
| Art | Natalino Vicario | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Piero Umiliani | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Libero Politi | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Luigi Comencini | Director |
| Production | Gino Millozza | Production Manager |
| Production | Eliseo Boschi | Unit Manager |
| Production | Felice D'Alisera | Unit Manager |
| Writing | Mario Monicelli | Story |
| Writing | Agenore Incrocci | Screenplay |
| Writing | Furio Scarpelli | Screenplay |
| Production | Vincenzo Taito | Administration |
| Production | Alfredo Bini | Producer |
| Writing | Luigi Comencini | Screenplay |