The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

7.0IMDb Score
Released:1976-02-15
Duration:135 min
Director:John Cassavetes
Actors:Ben Gazzara, Timothy Carey, Seymour Cassel, Robert Phillips, Morgan Woodward
Production:Faces International Films, Al Ruban Productions

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.

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