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Film / 1983
The Pool Hustlers
Directed by
Maurizio Ponzi
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 story
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.
In the same saga
Il Toscano - Collezione
In release orderThis film
Casablanca, Casablanca
Cast
Francesco NutiFrancesco Piccioli detto "Il Toscano"
Giuliana De SioChiara
Marcello LottiLo scuro
Antonio PetrocelliMancino
Novello NovelliMerlo
Renato CecchettoGiovanni
Claudio Spadaropazzo alla fermata dell'autobus
Ricky TognazziUn pescatore (Uncredited)
Claudio Casale
Carlo Neri
Stefano Cuneo
Pierangelo Pozzato
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