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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

71.01 %|Feb 15, 1976|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.

Featured Crew

John Cassavetes
Director
John Cassavetes
Writer
Al Ruban
Producer
Bo Harwood
Original Music Composer
Tom Cornwell
Editor
Phil Burton
Associate Producer
Sam Shaw
Production Design
Phedon Papamichael
Art Direction

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Cast

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Ben Gazzara
Cosmo Vittelli
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Al Ruban
Marty Reitz
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Haji
Haji
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John Kullers
The Accountant
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Donna Gordon
Margo Donnar
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Meade Roberts
Mr. Sophistication
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Jack Ackerman
Musical Director
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Eddie Shaw
Taxi Driver
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Gene Darcy
Commodore
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Ben Marino
Bartender
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Val Avery
Blair Benoit
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Soto Joe Hugh
Chinese Bookie
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Catherine Wong
The Bookie's Girl
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John Finnegan
Taxi Driver
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Frank Buchanan
Flo's Friend
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Jason Kincaid
Parking Lot Attendant
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Frank Thomas
Poker Player
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Jack Krupnick
Poker Player
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James Lew
Guard (uncredited)