The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

7.1135 min
ThrillerCrimeDrama

Overview

Cosmo Vittelli, the proprietor of a sleazy, low-rent Hollywood cabaret, has a real affection for the women who strip in his peepshows and the staff who keep up his dingy establishment. He also has a major gambling problem that has gotten him in trouble before. When Cosmo loses big-time at an underground casino run by mobster Mort, he isn't able to pay up. Mort then offers Cosmo the chance to pay back his debt by knocking off a pesky, Mafia-protected bookie.

Movie Info

Release Date: 2/15/1976

Runtime: 135 min

Director: John Cassavetes

Writers: John Cassavetes

Top Cast

Ben Gazzara

Ben Gazzara

Cosmo Vittelli

Timothy Carey

Timothy Carey

Flo

Seymour Cassel

Seymour Cassel

Mort Weil

Robert Phillips

Robert Phillips

Phil

Morgan Woodward

Morgan Woodward

The Boss

Al Ruban

Al Ruban

Marty Reitz

Azizi Johari

Azizi Johari

Rachel

Haji

Haji

Haji

Alice Friedland

Alice Friedland

Sherry

Virginia Carrington

Virginia Carrington

Mama

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