Year: 1961
Runtime: 105 mins
Language: Italian
Director: Luigi Comencini
Giacinto Rossi, a struggling driver drowning in debt, is jailed after a fake crime. In his cell he meets Tagliabue, a cold‑blooded murderer, the aged thief Sorcio, and Papaleo, an intellectual driven by twisted honor who killed his fiancée’s lover. The three compel Giacinto to devise and lead a bold prison break.
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