The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)


  • Genre: Thriller, Crime, Drama
  • Release Date: 1976-02-15
  • User Rating: 7.1/10 from 256 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 15min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Faces International Films
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: John Cassavetes
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Summary

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

    as Cosmo Vittelli
  • Timothy Carey

    as Flo
  • Seymour Cassel

    as Mort Weil
  • Robert Phillips

    as Phil
  • Morgan Woodward

    as The Boss
  • Al Ruban

    as Marty Reitz
  • Azizi Johari

    as Rachel
  • Haji

    as Haji
  • Alice Friedland

    as Sherry
  • Derna Wylde

    as Derna
  • Virginia Carrington

    as Mama
  • Carolyn Warren

    as Carol
  • John Kullers

    as The Accountant
  • Donna Gordon

    as Margo Donnar
  • Meade Roberts

    as Mr. Sophistication
  • Kathalina Veniero

    as Annie
  • Yvette Morris

    as Yvette
  • Jack Ackerman

    as Musical Director
  • David Rowlands

    as Lamarr
  • Trisha Pelham

    as Waitress
  • Eddie Shaw

    as Taxi Driver
  • Sonny Aprile

    as Sonny
  • Gene Darcy

    as Commodore
  • Ben Marino

    as Bartender
  • Arlene Allison

    as Waitress
  • Vincent Barbi

    as Vince
  • Val Avery

    as Blair Benoit
  • Elizabeth Deering

    as Lavinia
  • Soto Joe Hugh

    as Chinese Bookie
  • Catherine Wong

    as The Bookie's Girl
  • John Finnegan

    as Taxi Driver
  • Miles Ciletti

    as Mickey
  • Mike Skloot

    as Scooper
  • Frank Buchanan

    as Flo's Friend
  • Jason Kincaid

    as Parking Lot Attendant
  • Frank Thomas

    as Poker Player
  • Jack Krupnick

    as Poker Player
  • James Lew

    as Guard (uncredited)
Directing John Cassavetes Director
Sound Bo Harwood Original Music Composer
Production Al Ruban Producer
Writing John Cassavetes Writer
Editing Tom Cornwell Editor
Sound Anthony Harris Music Arranger
Sound Anthony Harris Conductor
Camera Al Ruban Director of Photography
Camera Mitch Breit Director of Photography
Art Richard Upper Title Designer
Camera Rob Hahn Assistant Camera
Crew Craig R. Baxley Stunts
Lighting Mitch Breit Lighting Technician
Lighting Don Robinson Lighting Technician
Camera R. Michael Stringer Assistant Camera
Camera Richard Upper Still Photographer
Editing Terri Messina Assistant Editor
Lighting Chris Taylor Lighting Technician
Crew Paul Baxley Stunt Coordinator
Production Teresa Stokovic Production Secretary
Sound Sadikhussain Music Producer
Crew Lanie Heffernan Other
Art Bruce Hartman Construction Coordinator
Lighting Bruce Knee Lighting Technician
Crew Jack Woods Post Production Consulting
Art Verna Bagby Construction Coordinator
Art Bryan Ryman Assistant Art Director
Editing Fran Morgenstern Assistant Editor
Directing Sandy King Script Supervisor
Production David Armstrong Location Manager
Art Miles Ciletti Props
Camera Michael Ferris Camera Operator
Camera M. Todd Henry Assistant Camera
Directing Nathan Haggard Second Assistant Director
Art Richard Upper Graphic Designer
Art Robert Vehon Construction Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up Mary Herne Wardrobe Master
Editing Neal Meisenheimer Assistant Editor
Editing David Armstrong Additional Editing
Sound Jack Sheldon Musician
Crew Steve Brooks Other
Sound Craig Holt Apprentice Sound Editor
Camera Frederick Elmes Camera Operator
Editing Robert Heffernan Other
Production Connie McFeeley Accountant
Camera Catherine E. Coulson Second Assistant Camera
Production Art Levinson Production Manager
Sound Bo Harwood Sound Designer
Art Sam Shaw Production Design
Art Phedon Papamichael Art Direction
Production Phil Burton Associate Producer
Sound Robert 'Buzz' Knudson Sound Mixer

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