The Pool Hustlers
movie

Released March 11, 1983
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.
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
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Claudio Casale
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Carlo Neri
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Stefano Cuneo

Pierangelo Pozzato
Crew

Maurizio Ponzi
as
Director
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Carlo Cerchio
as
Director of Photography

Francesco Nuti
as
Screenplay

Maurizio Ponzi
as
Screenplay
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Guido Josia
as
Production Design
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Luciano Vito
as
Hairstylist

Maurizio Ponzi
as
Story
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Sergio Montanari
as
Editor

Maurizio Calvesi
as
Camera Operator
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Augusto Marabelli
as
Unit Manager
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Gianfranco Piccioli
as
Producer

Ricky Tognazzi
as
First Assistant Director