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.
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)