The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

1976
2h 15m
7.1

7.1/10

287 votes • View on IMDb
Thriller Crime Drama
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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Production Information

Production Companies
Faces International Films
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

gambling debt striptease strip club coercion mobster gunshot wound debt collector los angeles, california strip tease mob hit neo-noir strip show forced to kill club owner anxious burlesque show forced to commit a crime female nudity

Quick Facts

Release Date February 15, 1976
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0074749

Cast

Ben Gazzara
Ben Gazzara

Cosmo Vittelli

Timothy Carey
Timothy Carey

Flo

Seymour Cassel
Seymour Cassel

Mort Weil

Robert Phillips
Robert Phillips

Phil

Morgan Woodward
Morgan Woodward

The Boss

Al Ruban
Al Ruban

Marty Reitz

Azizi Johari
Azizi Johari

Rachel

Haji
Haji

Haji

Alice Friedland
Alice Friedland

Sherry

Derna Wylde
Derna Wylde

Derna

Virginia Carrington
Virginia Carrington

Mama

Carolyn Warren
Carolyn Warren

Carol

Key Crew

John Cassavetes
Director
John Cassavetes
Writer
Al Ruban
Producer