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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

19762h 15mThriller · Crime · Drama
directed by John Cassavetes
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7 / 10
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7.3 / 10
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65 / 100
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79%

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Synopsis

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.

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
Derna Wylde·Derna