Title: The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (The Killing of a Chinese Bookie)
Release Date: 1976-02-15
IMDB ID: tt0074749
Vote Average: 7 (284 votes)
Overview: 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.
Cast: Ben Gazzara (Cosmo Vittelli), Timothy Carey (Flo), Seymour Cassel (Mort Weil), Robert Phillips (Phil), Morgan Woodward (The Boss), Al Ruban (Marty Reitz),
Crew: Bo Harwood (Original Music Composer), John Cassavetes (Director), Al Ruban (Producer), Tom Cornwell (Editor), Anthony Harris (Conductor), Mitch Breit (Director of Photography),
Release Date: 1976-02-15
IMDB ID: tt0074749
Vote Average: 7 (284 votes)
Overview: 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.
Cast: Ben Gazzara (Cosmo Vittelli), Timothy Carey (Flo), Seymour Cassel (Mort Weil), Robert Phillips (Phil), Morgan Woodward (The Boss), Al Ruban (Marty Reitz),
Crew: Bo Harwood (Original Music Composer), John Cassavetes (Director), Al Ruban (Producer), Tom Cornwell (Editor), Anthony Harris (Conductor), Mitch Breit (Director of Photography),