The Pool Hustlers
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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.
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Part of Il Toscano - Collezione
2 films
Cast
12 people
Francesco Nuti
Francesco Piccioli detto "Il Toscano"
Known for
Caruso Pascoski (di padre polacco)
Blame it on Paradise
Giuliana De Sio
Chiara
Known for
Sorry for the Delay
Let's Hope It's a Girl
Marcello Lotti
Lo scuro
Antonio Petrocelli
Mancino
Known for
The New Pope
The Cesaronis
Novello Novelli
Merlo
Known for
Us Real Men, We Hard Men
La mia vita a stelle e strisce
Renato Cecchetto
Giovanni
Known for
Dearest Relatives, Poisonous Relations
I Fichissimi
Claudio Spadaro
pazzo alla fermata dell'autobus
Known for
Romanzo Criminale: The Series
Tea with Mussolini
Ricky Tognazzi
Un pescatore (Uncredited)
Known for
In This World of Thieves
Nine
Claudio Casale
Also in
The Anarchist Who Came From America
Carlo Neri
Also in
Compagni di scuola
Napoleon and Me
Stefano Cuneo
Also in
Rorret
Pierangelo Pozzato
Known for
Women's Prison Massacre
Maurizio Ponzi Director · Franco Ferrini Screenplay Enrico Oldoini Screenplay
First release March 11, 1983 · Produced in Italy · Original title Io, Chiara e lo scuro
Production
Hera International Film
Production
Italy
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Languages
Original title
Io, Chiara e lo scuro
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · March 11, 1983
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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