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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)

Drama Crime Thriller
Release Date: 1976, February 15
Directors: John Cassavetes
Countries: United States of America
Production: Faces International Films
Cast: James Lew, Ben Gazzara, Val Avery, John Finnegan, Vincent Barbi, Timothy Carey, Robert Phillips, Seymour Cassel, Haji, Morgan Woodward, Ben Marino, Eddie Shaw

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.

Keywords:

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