Mr. Fifteen Balls (1998)
Francesco is a Tuscan who is very good at playing American pool, so much so that he is nicknamed "Mr. Quindicipalle", for the time he performed the unlikely feat of pocketing fifteen (quindici) balls (palle) in one shot, using the wooden handle of a broom as his cue stick. Francesco is also an experienced womanizer, like his recently deceased father. Indeed, Francesco meets the woman of his dreams at his father's funeral – a prostitute who calls herself Sissi. The two fall in love, and so Francesco thinks she might be a lucky charm for him, in his training for a big pool tournament. But Sissi frequently infuriates Francesco, compromising his skill and his training for the tournament.
Director:
Francesco Nuti
Writers:
Maria Luisa Di Lonardo, Mario Rellini, Francesco Nuti.
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Francesco Nuti as Francesco |
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Sabrina Ferilli as Sissi |
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Alberto Gimignani as Papà di Francesco |
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Antonio Petrocelli as Gianpiero |
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Novello Novelli as Maestro |
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Evelina Gori as Nonna di Francesco |
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Gabriella Bartolini as Gianna |
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Gianna Giachetti as Mamma di Francesco |
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Giulia Weber as Giulia |
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Giuliana Colzi as Zia Lina |
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Alessandro Partexano as |
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Gaia Bastreghi as |
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Federico Fabrizi as |
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Stefano Orselli as |
| Directing | Francesco Nuti | Director |
| Writing | Francesco Nuti | Story |
| Writing | Carla Giulia Casalini | Story |
| Writing | Maria Luisa Di Lonardo | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mario Rellini | Screenplay |
| Production | Massimo Roviglioni | Co-Producer |
| Production | Paolo Vandini | Line Producer |
| Art | Enrico Serafini | Production Design |
| Art | Adriano Tiberi | Property Master |
| Camera | Danilo Desideri | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Mario Rellini | Story |
| Sound | Giovanni Nuti | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Francesco Nuti | Screenplay |
| Production | Romano Cannavacciuolo | Administration |
| Sound | Mauro Lazzaro | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Corrado Volpicelli | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Riccardo Galardini | Conductor |
| Production | Paolo Gatti | Unit Manager |
| Production | Emiliano Vandini | Production Secretary |
| Art | Antonio De Petrillo | Assistant Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vitaliana Patacca | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Viviana Grimaldi | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Carlo Centolavigna | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stella Battista | Seamstress |
| Camera | Sergio Palastro | Key Grip |
| Production | Roberto Andreucci | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Sandro Borni | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ermanno Spera | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Giacomo Lesina | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Enrico Serafini | Costume Design |
| Production | Francesca Occhigrossi | Production Secretary |
| Directing | Marta Gatti | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Giuseppe Di Biase | Camera Operator |
| Production | Francesco Fantacci | Production Manager |
| Crew | Fabrizio Di Blasi | Post Production Supervisor |
| Camera | Carlo Milani | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Remo Ugolinelli | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Debora Pagano | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Lighting | Otello Diodato | Gaffer |
| Production | Bruno Altissimi | Producer |
| Sound | Glauco Puletti | Sound |
| Production | Francesco Marras | Production Manager |
| Production | Massimo Aversano | Administration |
| Camera | Roberto Brega | Camera Operator |
| Art | Patrizio Ronchi | Assistant Production Design |
| Editing | Ugo De Rossi | Editor |
| Production | Gloria Del Gracco | Administration |
| Production | Claudio Saraceni | Producer |
| Camera | Roberto Gentili | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Simone D'Onofrio | Second Assistant Camera |
| Production | Vincenzo Cannavacciuolo | Administration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Loredana Buscemi | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vasco Bruno Tarallo | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Roberto Gianandrea | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Claudia Vivenzio | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Maria Gianandrea | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Francesco Cucinelli | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Maria Luisa Di Lonardo | Second Assistant Director |