The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)

Thriller Crime Drama

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.

star 7.1
  • Release Date: 1976-02-15
  • Runtime: 2h 15min
  • Director: John Cassavetes

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    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

    • Virginia Carrington

      Mama

    • Carolyn Warren

      Carol

    • John Kullers

      The Accountant

    • Donna Gordon

      Margo Donnar

    • Meade Roberts

      Mr. Sophistication

    • Kathalina Veniero

      Annie

    • Yvette Morris

      Yvette

    • Jack Ackerman

      Musical Director

    • David Rowlands

      Lamarr

    • Trisha Pelham

      Waitress

    • Eddie Shaw

      Taxi Driver

    • Sonny Aprile

      Sonny

    • Gene Darcy

      Commodore

    • Ben Marino

      Bartender

    • Arlene Allison

      Waitress

    • Vincent Barbi

      Vince

    • Val Avery

      Blair Benoit

    • Elizabeth Deering

      Lavinia

    • Soto Joe Hugh

      Chinese Bookie

    • Catherine Wong

      The Bookie's Girl

    • John Finnegan

      Taxi Driver

    • Miles Ciletti

      Mickey

    • Mike Skloot

      Scooper

    • Frank Buchanan

      Flo's Friend

    • Jason Kincaid

      Parking Lot Attendant

    • Frank Thomas

      Poker Player

    • Jack Krupnick

      Poker Player

    • James Lew

      Guard (uncredited)

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