Italy / Dec 20, 1961 / T
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | A cavallo della tigre |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Titanus, Film 5 |
| Release date | 20 dicembre 1961 |
| Production | Alfredo Bini |
| Writer | Luigi Comencini, Agenore Incrocci, Mario Monicelli, Furio Scarpelli |
| Editing | Nino Baragli |
| Cinematography | Aldo Scavarda, Idelmo Simonelli |
| Assistant directors | Leopoldo Machina, Salvatore Rosso, Anna Maria Montanari, Luigi Comencini |
| Camera operators | Idelmo Simonelli, Aldo Scavarda |
| Additional photography | Idelmo Simonelli, Aldo Scavarda |
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| Production design | Flavio Mogherini, Natalino Vicario |
| Art direction | Natalino Vicario, Flavio Mogherini |
| Set decoration | Natalino Vicario, Flavio Mogherini |
| Music | Piero Umiliani, Giovanni Rossi |
| Sound | Giovanni Rossi, Piero Umiliani |
| Costume design | Vera Marzot, Piero Tosi, Libero Politi |
| Makeup | Libero Politi, Vera Marzot, Piero Tosi |
| Hairstyling | Vera Marzot, Piero Tosi, Libero Politi |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Romania / Dec 20, 1961 / 15
Digital
Switzerland / Aug 04, 2016 / 16
France / Mar 31, 2021 / Netflix
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