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The Pool Hustlers (1983)
Directed by Maurizio Ponzi
Overview
Francesco, nicknamed ‘Toscano’, is a very good pool player but he never wins when he plays for money. He meets Chiara, a saxophone player, on a late night bus by swapping his case containing the cue with her one, containing the sax. The two fall in love, but in the meantime Francesco loses a big amount of money playing versus ‘Scuro’, the long-time Italian champion. His only chance to pay the debt is to win the Italian Championships.
Length 103 minutes
Actors
Francesco Nuti | Giuliana De Sio | Marcello Lotti | Antonio Petrocelli | Novello Novelli | Renato Cecchetto | Claudio Spadaro | Ricky Tognazzi | Claudio Casale | Carlo Neri | Stefano Cuneo | Pierangelo Pozzato