The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
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.
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Ben Gazzara
Cosmo Vittelli
Known for
Anatomy of a Murder
Road House
Timothy Carey
Flo
Known for
Paths of Glory
The Killing
Seymour Cassel
Mort Weil
Known for
Rushmore
Indecent Proposal
Robert Phillips
Phil
Known for
The Dirty Dozen
The Killers
Morgan Woodward
The Boss
Known for
Cool Hand Luke
Dallas
Al Ruban
Marty Reitz
Known for
Swamp Thing
Love Streams
Azizi Johari
Rachel
Also in
Body and Soul
Seed of Innocence
Haji
Haji
Known for
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
Motorpsycho!
Alice Friedland
Sherry
Also in
Please Don't Eat My Mother!
The Capitol Hill Girls
Derna Wylde
Derna
Also in
Planet of Dinosaurs
Wonder Woman
Virginia Carrington
Mama
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Carolyn Warren
Carol
John Cassavetes Director · Bo Harwood Composer Al Ruban Cinematographer
United States release February 15, 1976 · Produced in United States · Production Al Ruban Productions, Faces Distribution
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Faces International Films
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Al Ruban Productions
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Faces Distribution
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United States
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English
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English
Release dates
United States · February 15, 1976
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France
July 11, 2012 · Theatrical
Germany
July 2, 1977 · Theatrical
Russia
July 9, 2009 · Physical · DVD
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