The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

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.

• Release date
• February 15, 1976
• Runtime
• 135 min
• Genres
• Thriller, Crime, Drama
• Director
• John Cassavetes

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