On the Tiger's Back On the Tigers Back (movie, 1961)
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Director: Luigi Comencini
Cast: Nino Manfredi, Mario Adorf, Valeria Moriconi, Gian Maria Volonté, Raymond Bussières Nino Manfredi Mario Adorf Valeria Moriconi Gian Maria Volonté Raymond Bussières
IMDb rating: 7.1 (595 votes)
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.