A cavallo della tigre is an Italian film written and directed by Luigi Comencini in 1961. 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. 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 Ferdinando Gerra Franco Giacobini as prison's doctor Franco Morici Serge Reggiani Irina Brigenti References External links 1961 films 1961 comedy films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Luigi Comencini Films scored by Piero Umiliani 1960s Italian-language films Italian prison films Titanus films Films with screenplays by Age & Scarpelli Italian comedy films 1960s Italian films