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
Cast
Ben Gazzara
as Cosmo Vittelli
Timothy Carey
as Flo
Seymour Cassel
as Mort Weil
Robert Phillips
as Phil
Morgan Woodward
as The Boss
Al Ruban
as Marty Reitz
Azizi Johari
as Rachel
Haji
as Haji
Alice Friedland
as Sherry
Virginia Carrington
as Mama
David Rowlands
as Lamarr
Vincent Barbi
as Vince
Val Avery
as Blair Benoit
John Finnegan
as Taxi Driver
James Lew
as Guard (uncredited)
Crew
John Cassavetes
Director
Al Ruban
Producer
John Cassavetes
Writer
Al Ruban
Director of Photography
Rob Hahn
Assistant Camera
Craig R. Baxley
Stunts
Paul Baxley
Stunt Coordinator
Sandy King
Script Supervisor
Jack Sheldon
Musician
Frederick Elmes
Camera Operator
Catherine E. Coulson
Second Assistant Camera
Sam Shaw
Production Design