The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)

Name: The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Released: 1976-02-15
Duration: 135 min
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Timothy Carey, Seymour Cassel, Robert Phillips, Morgan Woodward

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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Released 1976-02-15 · 135 min · Thriller, Crime, Drama

Directed by John Cassavetes

Cast

Ben Gazzara as Cosmo Vittelli
Timothy Carey as Flo
Seymour Cassel as Mort Weil
Robert Phillips as Phil
Morgan Woodward as The Boss
Al Ruban as Marty Reitz
Azizi Johari as Rachel
Haji as Haji
Alice Friedland as Sherry
Derna Wylde as Derna
Virginia Carrington as Mama
Carolyn Warren as Carol
John Kullers as The Accountant
Donna Gordon as Margo Donnar
Meade Roberts as Mr. Sophistication