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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.

Release: 1976

Rating: 7.0

Genre: Thriller, Crime, Drama

Duration: 135 min

Country: United States of America

Production: Faces International Films

Cast

Ben Gazzara

Ben Gazzara

as Cosmo Vittelli

Timothy Carey

Timothy Carey

as Flo

Seymour Cassel

Seymour Cassel

as Mort Weil

Robert Phillips

Robert Phillips

as Phil

Morgan Woodward

Morgan Woodward

as The Boss

Al Ruban

Al Ruban

as Marty Reitz

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