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The Pool Hustlers (Italian: Io, Chiara e lo Scuro, "I, Chiara and lo Scuro") is a 1982 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Maurizio Ponzi. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. It was co-written by Ponzi, male lead Francesco Nuti and established screenwriters Franco Ferrini and Enrico Oldoini. The symbolic names of the characters mentioned in the Italian title, "Chiara" and "lo Scuro", mean "Bright" or "Clear", and "the Dark One" or "the Darkness", respectively.
Original Release
03/11/1983
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Francesco Nuti | Francesco 'Toscano' / Francesco Piccioli detto "Il Toscano" |
| Giuliana De Sio | Chiara |
| Marcello Lotti | Lo scuro / Scuro |
| Antonio Petrocelli | Mancino |
| Novello Novelli | Merlo |
| Renato Cecchetto | Giovanni |
| Claudio Casale | |
| Carlo Neri | |
| Claudio Spadaro | pazzo alla fermata dell'autobus |
| Stefano Cuneo |
Directors
Writers
Maurizio Ponzi, Franco Ferrini, Francesco Nuti, Enrico Oldoini
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Francesco Nuti | Francesco 'Toscano' / Francesco Piccioli detto "Il Toscano" |
| Giuliana De Sio | Chiara |
| Marcello Lotti | Lo scuro / Scuro |
| Antonio Petrocelli | Mancino |
| Novello Novelli | Merlo |
| Renato Cecchetto | Giovanni |
| Claudio Casale | |
| Carlo Neri | |
| Claudio Spadaro | pazzo alla fermata dell'autobus |
| Stefano Cuneo | |
| Pierangelo Pozzato | (as Pietro Angelo Pozzato) |
| Ricky Tognazzi | pescatore / Un pescatore |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Gianfranco Piccioli | Producer |
| Marco Valsania | Producer |
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