The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
267 reviews
Thriller/Crime
2h 15m
1976
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...
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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.
- DirectorJohn Cassavetes
- Release15 February 1976
- Genre
- Duration2h 15m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate267 reviews
- Productions
Faces International Films
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

Virginia Carrington
Mama

David Rowlands
Lamarr

Vincent Barbi
Vince

Val Avery
Blair Benoit

John Finnegan
Taxi Driver

James Lew
Guard (uncredited)
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