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(Redirected from A cavallo della tigre) "A cavallo della tigre" redirects here. For the 2002 remake by Carlo Mazzacurati, see A cavallo della tigre (2002 film). 1961 Italian 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.

Plot

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

v t e Films directed by Luigi Comencini
Hey Boy (1948) The Emperor of Capri (1949) Behind Closed Shutters (1951) Heidi (1952) Girls Marked Danger (1953) La valigia dei sogni (1953) Bread, Love and Dreams (1953) Bread, Love and Jealousy (1954) The Belle of Rome (1955) The Window to Luna Park (1957) Husbands in the City (1957) Mogli pericolose (1958) Le sorprese dell'amore (1959) And That on Monday Morning (1959) Everybody Go Home (1960) On the Tiger's Back (1961) The Police Commissioner (1962) Bebo's Girl (1963) Three Nights of Love (1964) My Wife (1964) Don Camillo in Moscow (1965) Six Days a Week (1965) Le bambole (1965) Incompreso (1966) Italian Secret Service (1968) Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence (1969) Senza sapere niente di lei (1969) The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972) The Scientific Cardplayer (1973) Somewhere Beyond Love (1974) Till Marriage Do Us Part (1974) The Sunday Woman (1975) Basta che non si sappia in giro (1976) Strange Occasion (1976) Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976) The Cat (1977) Traffic Jam (1978) Eugenio (1980) Cercasi Gesù (1982) Cuore (1984) La Storia (1986) A Boy from Calabria (1987) La Bohème (1988) Merry Christmas... Happy New Year (1989) Marcellino (1992)

Films directed by Luigi Comencini

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