---
title: 'On the Tiger''s Back (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Luigi Comencini'
released: '1961-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/on-the-tigers-back-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054586/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# On the Tiger's Back (1961)

1961 · 100 min · Comedy · Italy

Original title: A cavallo della tigre

## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Luigi Comencini](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-comencini)
- **Screenplay:** [Luigi Comencini](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-comencini), [Mario Monicelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-monicelli), [Furio Scarpelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/furio-scarpelli), [Agenore Incrocci](https://cinepixo.com/people/agenore-incrocci), [Age & Scarpelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/age-scarpelli)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Piero Umiliani](https://cinepixo.com/people/piero-umiliani)
- **Producer:** [Alfredo Bini](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfredo-bini)
- **Director of Photography:** [Aldo Scavarda](https://cinepixo.com/people/aldo-scavarda)
- **Editor:** [Nino Baragli](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-baragli)

## Cast

- [Mario Adorf](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-adorf)
- [Nino Manfredi](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-manfredi)
- [Gian Maria Volonte](https://cinepixo.com/people/gian-maria-volonte)
- [Ferruccio De Ceresa](https://cinepixo.com/people/ferruccio-de-ceresa)
- [Raymond Bussières](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-bussieres)
- [Valeria Moriconi](https://cinepixo.com/people/valeria-moriconi)
- [Serge Reggiani](https://cinepixo.com/people/serge-reggiani)
- [Franco Giacobini](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-giacobini)

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