The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

Name: The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Director: John Cassavetes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1976-02-15
Duration: 2 h 15 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Timothy Carey, Seymour Cassel, Robert Phillips, Morgan Woodward

Crime Drama Thriller

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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.

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DirectorJohn Cassavetes

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