The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)2h15
Thriller · Crime · Drama
Director John Cassavetes (7.2 avg)
Also directed A Woman Under the Influence, Gloria, Shadows, and 8 more
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.
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Cast
Ben Gazzara
Timothy Carey
Seymour Cassel
Robert Phillips
Morgan Woodward
Al Ruban
Azizi Johari
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