The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
Thriller • Crime • Drama • 2ч 15м
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.
TMDB rating:
7.1
(291)
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
Alice Friedland
Sherry
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Derna Wylde
Derna
Virginia Carrington
Mama
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Carolyn Warren
Carol
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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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Kathalina Veniero
Annie
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Yvette Morris
Yvette
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Jack Ackerman
Musical Director
David Rowlands
Lamarr
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Trisha Pelham
Waitress
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Eddie Shaw
Taxi Driver
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Sonny Aprile
Sonny
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Gene Darcy
Commodore
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Ben Marino
Bartender
Crew
John Cassavetes
Director
John Cassavetes
Writer
Al Ruban
Producer
Bo Harwood
Original Music Composer
Tom Cornwell
Editor
Anthony Harris
Music Arranger
Anthony Harris
Conductor
Al Ruban
Director of Photography
Mitch Breit
Director of Photography
Nathan Haggard
Second Assistant Director
Verna Bagby
Construction Coordinator
Miles Ciletti
Props
Bruce Hartman
Construction Coordinator
Bryan Ryman
Assistant Art Director
Richard Upper
Graphic Designer
Robert Vehon
Construction Coordinator
Craig R. Baxley
Stunts
Paul Baxley
Stunt Coordinator
Mitch Breit
Lighting Technician
Frederick Elmes
Camera Operator
Michael Ferris
Camera Operator
Rob Hahn
Assistant Camera
M. Todd Henry
Assistant Camera
Bruce Knee
Lighting Technician
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