On the Tiger's Back

"A cavallo della tigre" redirects here. For the 2002 remake by Carlo Mazzacurati, see A cavallo della tigre (2002 film) .

On the Tiger's Back
Directed by	Luigi Comencini
Written by	Agenore Incrocci (as Age) Furio Scarpelli (as Scarpelli)
Screenplay by	Agenore Incrocci (as Age) Furio Scarpelli (as Scarpelli) Luigi Comencini Mario Monicelli
Story by	Agenore Incrocci (as Age) Furio Scarpelli (as Scarpelli) Luigi Comencini Mario Monicelli
Produced by	Alfredo Bini
Starring	Nino Manfredi Mario Adorf Valeria Moriconi Gian Maria Volonté Raymond Bussières
Cinematography	Aldo Scavarda
Edited by	Nino Baragli
Music by	Piero Umiliani
Color process	Black and white
Production company	Film 5
Distributed by	Titanus
Release date	20 December 1961 (1961-12-20)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

A cavallo della tigre is a 1961 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Luigi Comencini and starring Nino Manfredi, Mario Adorf, Valeria Moriconi, Gian Maria Volonté and Raymond Bussières. It was released as Jailbreak in the United Kingdom and On the Tiger's Back in the United States. In 2002 the film was remade. Giuseppe Mazzacurati directed and Fabrizio Bentivoglio starred in the new version. ^[1]

Plot

An inept thief wants to escape prison and return to his family, but two of his prison mates also want out.

Cast

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

See also

• List of Italian films of 1961

References

1. William Hope. Italian cinema: new directions. Peter Lang, 2005.

External links

• A caballo del tigre at IMDb