The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
1976 · directed by John Cassavetes
- Rating
- 72/100
- Hit
- no
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.
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976), directed by John Cassavetes, rates 72/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Ben Gazzara
- Timothy Carey
- Seymour Cassel
- Robert Phillips
- Morgan Woodward
- Al Ruban
- Azizi Johari
- Haji
- Alice Friedland
- Derna Wylde
Crew
- Al Ruban — Director of Photography
- Mitch Breit — Director of Photography
- Tom Cornwell — Editor
- Bo Harwood — Original Music Composer
- John Cassavetes — Writer
More from John Cassavetes
- Love Streams (1984) — 84/100 · hit
- A Woman Under the Influence (1974) — 82/100 · hit
- Shadows (1960) — 80/100 · hit
- Opening Night (1977) — 80/100 · hit
- A Child Is Waiting (1963) — 79/100
- Faces (1968) — 78/100
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