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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
1976 • 2h 15m • ★ 7.1 (282 votes) Released
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.
Director
John Cassavetes
Writer
John Cassavetes
Rating
7.1
Runtime
135 min
Production
Faces International Films
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Keywords
gambling debtstrip clubmobsterlos angeles, californiamob hitneo-noirclub owneranxious
