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:
Francesco Nuti, Maria Luisa Di Lonardo, Mario Rellini.
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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 | Screenplay |
| Writing | Carla Giulia Casalini | Story |
| Writing | Mario Rellini | Story |
| Writing | Maria Luisa Di Lonardo | Screenplay |
| Production | Gloria Del Gracco | Administration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stella Battista | Seamstress |
| Production | Massimo Roviglioni | Co-Producer |
| Camera | Danilo Desideri | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Viviana Grimaldi | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Sergio Palastro | Key Grip |
| Writing | Mario Rellini | Screenplay |
| Sound | Giovanni Nuti | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Remo Ugolinelli | Sound |
| Camera | Carlo Milani | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Otello Diodato | Gaffer |
| Writing | Francesco Nuti | Story |
| Art | Enrico Serafini | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Debora Pagano | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Production | Paolo Vandini | Line Producer |
| Camera | Giuseppe Di Biase | Camera Operator |
| Production | Emiliano Vandini | Production Secretary |
| Art | Patrizio Ronchi | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Antonio De Petrillo | Assistant Production Design |
| Sound | Riccardo Galardini | Conductor |
| Production | Francesco Fantacci | Production Manager |
| Crew | Fabrizio Di Blasi | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Roberto Andreucci | Unit Manager |
| Production | Vincenzo Cannavacciuolo | Administration |
| Editing | Claudia Vivenzio | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Paolo Gatti | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Roberto Brega | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ermanno Spera | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Glauco Puletti | Sound |
| Production | Romano Cannavacciuolo | Administration |
| Directing | Marta Gatti | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Mauro Lazzaro | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Francesco Cucinelli | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Ugo De Rossi | Editor |
| Production | Francesco Marras | Production Manager |
| Production | Massimo Aversano | Administration |
| Camera | Roberto Gentili | First Assistant Camera |
| Art | Carlo Centolavigna | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Maria Gianandrea | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Sandro Borni | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Corrado Volpicelli | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vitaliana Patacca | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Enrico Serafini | Costume Design |
| Directing | Giacomo Lesina | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Francesca Occhigrossi | Production Secretary |
| Camera | Simone D'Onofrio | Second Assistant Camera |
| Art | Adriano Tiberi | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Loredana Buscemi | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vasco Bruno Tarallo | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Roberto Gianandrea | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Bruno Altissimi | Producer |
| Production | Claudio Saraceni | Producer |
| Directing | Maria Luisa Di Lonardo | Second Assistant Director |