
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
Crime
Drama
Thriller
7.1 (264 votes)
2h 15m
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.
Details
- Director
- John Cassavetes
- Writer
- John Cassavetes
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Al Ruban
Alice Friedland
Azizi Johari
Ben Gazzara
Derna Wylde
Haji
Morgan Woodward
Robert Phillips
Seymour Cassel
Timothy Carey
Keywords
anxious
gambling debt
los angeles
california
mobster
neo-noir
strip club
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