Ben GazzaraCosmo VittelliSavaraTV movie
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.
ThrillerCrimeDrama
Starring
Ben Gazzara, Timothy Carey, Seymour Cassel
Directed by
John Cassavetes
About
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
ThrillerCrimeDrama
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.
Information
- Released
- Feb 15, 1976
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- US
- Rating
- R
- Directed by
- John Cassavetes
Production
- Studio
- Faces International Films
- Studio
- Al Ruban Productions
Cast
People in this story
Ben GazzaraCosmo Vittelli
Timothy CareyFlo
Seymour CasselMort Weil
Robert PhillipsPhil
Morgan WoodwardThe Boss
Al RubanMarty Reitz
Azizi JohariRachel
HajiHaji
Alice FriedlandSherry
Virginia CarringtonMamaMetadata and artwork discovery powered by TMDB.