The Pool Hustlers

The Pool Hustlers 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 "Claire", and "the Dark One", respectively. Highly successful in Italy, and noted for the spectacular billards scenes performed by Francesco Nuti himself and the legend of italian-style billards Marcello "Lo Scuro" Lotti,like the iconic "royal ottavina " shot.