On the Tiger's Back
2002, Italian. Directed by Carlo Mazzacurati.
Plagued by financial problems, ne'er-do-well Guido ends up in jail after faking an armed robbery at his workplace. A year later, just a few days before his release, he's forced by two dangerous inmates to take part in their jailbreak. On the run, Guido sets out to find his partner Antonella, who helped him with the robbery and still has the money.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Carlo MazzacuratiDirector
- Fabrizio BentivoglioGuido
- Paola CortellesiAntonella
- Tuncel KurtizFatih
- Rafik BoubkerHamid
- Manrico GammarotaSuperintendent
- Marco PaoliniFaustino
- Irina BrigentiNina
- Emanuela GrimaldaDeborah
- Šemsudin MujićArjan
- Carla SignorisPrison warden
- Paolo Maria VeronicaGuido's co-worker
- Salvatore MortellittiOfficer Maisto
Details
- Released
- 8 November 2002
- Original title
- A cavallo della tigre
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Carlo Mazzacurati, Franco Bernini
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On the Tiger's Back runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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Which OTT platform is On the Tiger's Back on?
On the Tiger's Back isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 November 2002. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like On the Tiger's Back?
If you liked On the Tiger's Back, try Bandits, Ocean's Eight, Mad Money.
Who directed On the Tiger's Back?
On the Tiger's Back (2002) was directed by Carlo Mazzacurati and stars Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Paola Cortellesi, Tuncel Kurtiz.