He Who Rides a Tiger

He Who Rides a Tiger (1965)

Peter Rayston, has been in and out of prison most of his life. At 30, he is released for the eighth time, after serving a sentence for housebreaking. Immediately, he goes back to his old life, providing for his expensive tastes by executing a series of daring burglaries

Date of release
1965-10-01
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Drama, Crime
Director
Charles Crichton

Casting

Interesting facts

He Who Rides a Tiger is a 1965 British crime drama directed by Charles Crichton, and starring Tom Bell and Judi Dench. It was written by Trevor Peacock.

Production

The film was based on the real-life cat-burglar Peter Scott. The title was derived from the Indian proverb, "He who rides a tiger can never jump off," and implies that the main character cannot escape from his way of life.

Crichton called making the film "a bad experience" because "the producer was a shit, a cheat and a bastard." He did not direct another theatrical film until A Fish Called Wanda (1988), his final film.

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