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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
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February 15, 1976
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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
Cast
![Ben Gazzara](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//eGvi9AtDsxB3HYarc3hB512R0Gn.jpg)
Ben Gazzara
Cosmo Vittelli
![Timothy Carey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//6ml0D7Etl20EB7bHmEsSuyamzec.jpg)
Timothy Carey
Flo
![Seymour Cassel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//3xAx3mu2VxpTIgdYe9RmSpyVwjH.jpg)
Seymour Cassel
Mort Weil
![Robert Phillips](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//5BzBpxwwWJWkg78Ov1eCSbgQAj5.jpg)
Robert Phillips
Phil
![Morgan Woodward](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//upoxqlTc8GrADyxQxXIrkcZlfWf.jpg)
Morgan Woodward
The Boss