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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.

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is a 1976 thriller, crime and drama movie directed by John Cassavetes starring Ben Gazzara, Timothy Carey and Seymour Cassel. It runs 135 minutes. Viewers rate it 7.0/10 on TMDB based on 312 votes.

  • Released: 1976-02-15
  • Runtime: 135 min
  • Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama
  • TMDB rating: 7.0/10

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie cast

Ben Gazzara, Timothy Carey, Seymour Cassel, Robert Phillips, Morgan Woodward, Al Ruban, Azizi Johari, Haji, Alice Friedland, Derna Wylde

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