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.
Unfortunately the movie The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | John Cassavetes | Director |
| Writing | John Cassavetes | Writer |
| Production | Al Ruban | Producer |
| Sound | Bo Harwood | Original Music Composer |
| 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 |
| Directing | Nathan Haggard | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Verna Bagby | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Miles Ciletti | Props |
| Art | Bruce Hartman | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Bryan Ryman | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Richard Upper | Title Designer |
| Art | Richard Upper | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Robert Vehon | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Craig R. Baxley | Stunts |
| Crew | Paul Baxley | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lighting | Mitch Breit | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Frederick Elmes | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Michael Ferris | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Rob Hahn | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | M. Todd Henry | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Bruce Knee | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Don Robinson | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | R. Michael Stringer | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Chris Taylor | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Richard Upper | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Herne | Wardrobe Master |
| Editing | Robert Heffernan | Other |
| Sound | Craig Holt | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Editing | Neal Meisenheimer | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Terri Messina | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Fran Morgenstern | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Jack Woods | Post Production Consulting |
| Editing | David Armstrong | Additional Editing |
| Production | David Armstrong | Location Manager |
| Directing | Sandy King | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Jack Sheldon | Musician |
| Sound | Sadikhussain | Music Producer |
| Production | Teresa Stokovic | Production Secretary |
| Production | Connie McFeeley | Accountant |
| Crew | Lanie Heffernan | Other |
| Crew | Steve Brooks | Other |
| Camera | Catherine E. Coulson | Second Assistant Camera |
| Production | Phil Burton | Associate Producer |
| Art | Sam Shaw | Production Design |
| Art | Phedon Papamichael | Art Direction |
| Production | Art Levinson | Production Manager |
| Sound | Bo Harwood | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Robert Knudson | Sound Mixer |
