Willie & Phil

Willie & Phil

Heads or Tails...

1980 · 115 min · ★ 4.6 · Comedy, Drama, Romance

Life imitates art when two Manhattanites — pompous teacher Willie and quiet photographer Phil — become friends after a thought-provoking screening of "Jules et Jim," Truffaut's classic film about a decades-long ménage à trois. Soon, the men meet Jeanette, a sexually liberated southern transplant who promptly falls for both of them. Frustrated passions curdle into jealousy as Jeanette entertains love affairs with each in the ensuing years.

Directed by Paul Mazursky · Written by Paul Mazursky

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Michael Ontkean Willie Kaufman
Margot Kidder Jeannette Sutherland
Ray Sharkey Phil D'Amico
Jan Miner Maria Kaufman
Tom Brennan Mr. Sal Kaufman
Julie Bovasso Mrs. D'Amico
Louis Guss Mr. D'Amico
Kathleen Maguire Mrs. Sutherland
Kaki Hunter Patti Sutherland
Kristine DeBell Rena
Alison Cass Shurpin Zelda Kaufman #4
Christine Varnai Zelda Kaufman #3

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