The Pool Hustlers

The Pool Hustlers

103 mins | Comedy, Romance | March 11, 1983

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.

The Pool Hustlers

103 mins | Comedy, Romance | March 11, 1983

The Pool Hustlers
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Hera International Film
Original title Io, Chiara e lo scuro
Directors Maurizio Ponzi
Writers Maurizio Ponzi, Francesco Nuti, Enrico Oldoini, Franco Ferrini

Cast

Francesco Nuti

as Francesco Piccioli detto "Il Toscano"

Giuliana De Sio

as Chiara

Marcello Lotti

as Lo scuro

Antonio Petrocelli

as Mancino

Novello Novelli

as Merlo

Renato Cecchetto

as Giovanni

Claudio Spadaro

as pazzo alla fermata dell'autobus

Ricky Tognazzi

as pescatore