Heads I Win, Tails You Lose

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Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
Testa o croce lrg.jpg
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by Nanni Loy
Starring Nino Manfredi
Renato Pozzetto
Cinematography Claudio Cirillo
Music by Carlo Rustichelli
Paolo Rustichelli
Release date
  • 1982 (1982)
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Heads I Win, Tails You Lose (Italian : Testa o Croce, also known as Heads or Tails) is a 1982 Italian comedy film written and directed by Nanni Loy.

Contents

The film consists in two back-to-back stories that deals with two "taboo" themes, the celibacy of the clergy in the episode of Renato Pozzetto and the homosexuality in the one with Nino Manfredi. [1] [2]

Cast

La pecorella smarrita

Il figlio del Beduino

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References

  1. Eleanor Mannikka (2007). "Testa O Croce (1982)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 7 December 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  2. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 1991.