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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie 1976

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.

Directed by: John Cassavetes
Written by: John Cassavetes
Release date: 1976-02-15
Runtime: 135 minutes
Critics score:
77 / 100
Cast:
Seymour Cassel Seymour Cassel
Mort Weil 
Ben Gazzara Ben Gazzara
Cosmo Vittelli 
Val Avery Val Avery
Blair Benoit 
Timothy Carey Timothy Carey
Flo 
John Finnegan John Finnegan
Taxi Driver 
Haji Haji
Haji 
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Also known as:
  • Die Ermordung eines chinesischen Buchmachers
  • L'Assassinio di un Allibratore Cinese
  • 차이니즈 부키의 죽음