The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
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Synopsis
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.
- Directed by
- John Cassavetes
- Written by
- John Cassavetes
Cast
Ben Gazzara
Cosmo Vittelli
Timothy Carey
Flo
Seymour Cassel
Mort Weil
Robert Phillips
Phil
Morgan Woodward
The Boss
Al Ruban
Marty Reitz
Azizi Johari
Rachel
Haji
Haji
Alice Friedland
Sherry
Derna Wylde
Derna
Virginia Carrington
Mama
Carolyn Warren
Carol
John Kullers
The Accountant
Donna Gordon
Margo Donnar
Meade Roberts
Mr. Sophistication
Kathalina Veniero
Annie
Details
- Released
- February 15, 1976
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
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