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The Pool Hustlers

The Pool Hustlers

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 11, 1983

Runtime

1h 43m

Genres

Comedy, Romance

User Score

68%

Original Title

Io, Chiara e lo scuro

Production Companies

Hera International Film

Director

Maurizio Ponzi

Description

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.