Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
27 audience votes
Key crew
- Piero UmilianiOriginal Music Composer
- Mario MonicelliScreenplay
- Luigi ComenciniDirector
- Furio ScarpelliScreenplay
- Agenore IncrocciScreenplay
- Luigi ComenciniScreenplay
Cast
- Nino ManfrediGiacinto Rossi
- Mario AdorfTagliabue
- Valeria MoriconiIleana Rossi
- Gian Maria VolontéPapaleo
- Raymond BussièresLe Sorcio
- Luciana BuzzancaOlga
- Ferruccio De CeresaCoppola
- Vincenzo FortunatiCast
- Ferdinando GerraCast
- Franco GiacobiniMedico del carcere
- Franco MoruzziCast
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