The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Release: 1976-02-15
·Runtime: 135m
·★ 7.0
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Faces International Films
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Ben Gazzara
as Cosmo Vittelli
Morgan Woodward
as The Boss
Haji
as Haji
Al Ruban
as Marty Reitz
Vincent Barbi
as Vince
Val Avery
as Blair Benoit
Seymour Cassel
as Mort Weil
Robert Phillips
as Phil
Alice Friedland
as Sherry
Virginia Carrington
as Mama
Azizi Johari
as Rachel
James Lew
as Guard (uncredited)
Timothy Carey
as Flo
David Rowlands
as Lamarr
John Finnegan
as Taxi Driver
Crew
John Cassavetes
Director, Writer
Jack Sheldon
Musician
Catherine E. Coulson
Second Assistant Camera
Sam Shaw
Production Design
Frederick Elmes
Camera Operator
Al Ruban
Producer, Director of Photography
Paul Baxley
Stunt Coordinator
Craig R. Baxley
Stunts
Sandy King
Script Supervisor
Rob Hahn
Assistant Camera