''Heads or Tails'' (Italian: ''Testa o croce'') is a 1969 Italian

western film The Western is a genre set in the American frontier and commonly associated with folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referred ...

directed by

Piero Pierotti Piero Pierotti (1 January 1912 – 4 May 1970) was an Italian director, screenwriter and journalist. Life and career Born in Pisa, Pierotti started his career as a journalist, working for ''La Nazione'' and ''Il Nuovo Corriere'', and later fo ...

and starring

John Ericson John Ericson (sometimes spelled Erickson; September 25, 1926 – May 3, 2020) was a German-American film and television actor known primarily for his co-star role with actress Anne Francis on the ABC television series '' Honey West'' in the 196 ...

, Špela Rozin and

Edwige Fenech Edwige Fenech (, ; born 24 December 1948) is an Algerian-born Maltese-Sicilian actress and film producer. She is mostly known as the star of a series of ''commedia sexy all'italiana'' and ''giallo'' films released in the 1970s, which turned her ...

.Weisser p.155 It was shot at the Tirrenia Studios.

Cast

as Will Hunter * Špela Rozin as Shanda Lee * Franco Lantieri as Serpente *

Daniela Surina Daniela Surina (born 20 September 1942) is an Italian singer, actress and television personality. Life and career Born in Trieste, Surina started her professional career in 1965, making her film debut in the comedy film '' Soldati e caporali' ...

as Sybille Burton *

as Manuela * Pinuccio Ardia as Miserere * Ugo Pagliai as Burton *

Isarco Ravaioli Isacco Ravaioli, best known as Isarco Ravaioli (3 March 1933 – 15 February 2004), was an Italian film actor. Life and career Born in Ravenna, Ravaioli obtained a diploma of teaching in his hometown, and he started working as a primary school ...

as Sheriff *

Dada Gallotti Dada Gallotti (born 8 April 1935) is an Italian actress. Born in Milan as Alda Gallotti, she was one of the most active character actresses in the 1960s and 1970s. She appeared in several Spaghetti Western films under the pseudonym Diana Garso ...

Loris Gizzi Loris Gizzi (16 August 1899 – 6 October 1986) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Life and career Born in Rome, after his university studies Gizzi attended a school of dance and singing. He abandoned the courses when he became an employee ...

Renato Navarrini Renato Navarrini (1892–1972) was an Italian stage and film actor.Verdone p.101 He was married to the actress Fanny Marchiò. Partial filmography * ''La tavola dei poveri'' (1932) * ''Un cattivo soggetto'' (1933) * ''Lohengrin'' (1936) - Il d ...

* Maria Teresa Piaggio * Pasquale Basile * Silvana Bacci * Franco Daddi * Antonietta Fiorito

References

Bibliography

* Thomas Weisser. ''Spaghetti Westerns: The Good, the Bad, and the Violent : a Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography of 558 Eurowesterns and Their Personnel, 1961-1977''. McFarland, 1992.

External links

* 1969 films Italian Western (genre) films 1969 Western (genre) films 1960s Italian-language films Films directed by Piero Pierotti Films scored by Carlo Savina 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-film-stub