On the Tiger’s Back (1961) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Release, runtime and language

1961 · 105 mins · Italian

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Directed by

Luigi Comencini

Starring

Gian Maria Volonté, Mario Adorf, Nino Manfredi, Franco Moruzzi, Franco Giacobini, Raymond Bussières

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.