The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
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
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Ben Gazzara as Cosmo Vittelli |
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Timothy Carey as Flo |
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Seymour Cassel as Mort Weil |
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Robert Phillips as Phil |
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Morgan Woodward as The Boss |
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Al Ruban as Marty Reitz |
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Azizi Johari as Rachel |
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Haji as Haji |
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Alice Friedland as Sherry |
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Derna Wylde as Derna |
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Virginia Carrington as Mama |
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Carolyn Warren as Carol |
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John Kullers as The Accountant |
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Donna Gordon as Margo Donnar |
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Meade Roberts as Mr. Sophistication |
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Kathalina Veniero as Annie |
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Yvette Morris as Yvette |
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Jack Ackerman as Musical Director |
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David Rowlands as Lamarr |
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Trisha Pelham as Waitress |
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Eddie Shaw as Taxi Driver |
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Sonny Aprile as Sonny |
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Gene Darcy as Commodore |
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Ben Marino as Bartender |
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Arlene Allison as Waitress |
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Vincent Barbi as Vince |
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Val Avery as Blair Benoit |
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Elizabeth Deering as Lavinia |
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Soto Joe Hugh as Chinese Bookie |
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Catherine Wong as The Bookie's Girl |
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John Finnegan as Taxi Driver |
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Miles Ciletti as Mickey |
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Mike Skloot as Scooper |
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Frank Buchanan as Flo's Friend |
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Jason Kincaid as Parking Lot Attendant |
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Frank Thomas as Poker Player |
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Jack Krupnick as Poker Player |
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James Lew as Guard (uncredited) |
| Sound | Bo Harwood | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | John Cassavetes | Director |
| Writing | John Cassavetes | Writer |
| Production | Al Ruban | Producer |
| Editing | Tom Cornwell | Editor |
| Sound | Anthony Harris | Conductor |
| Sound | Anthony Harris | Music Arranger |
| Camera | Mitch Breit | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Al Ruban | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Nathan Haggard | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Michael Ferris | Camera Operator |
| Production | David Armstrong | Location Manager |
| Sound | Jack Sheldon | Musician |
| Production | Connie McFeeley | Accountant |
| Lighting | Chris Taylor | Lighting Technician |
| Directing | Sandy King | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Teresa Stokovic | Production Secretary |
| Art | Richard Upper | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Bryan Ryman | Assistant Art Director |
| Lighting | Mitch Breit | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Frederick Elmes | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Fran Morgenstern | Assistant Editor |
| Lighting | Bruce Knee | Lighting Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Herne | Wardrobe Master |
| Editing | Robert Heffernan | Other |
| Crew | Jack Woods | Post Production Consulting |
| Editing | Terri Messina | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Paul Baxley | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Rob Hahn | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | M. Todd Henry | Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Craig R. Baxley | Stunts |
| Camera | R. Michael Stringer | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Richard Upper | Still Photographer |
| Art | Verna Bagby | Construction Coordinator |
| Lighting | Don Robinson | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Craig Holt | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Crew | Steve Brooks | Other |
| Art | Miles Ciletti | Props |
| Art | Robert Vehon | Construction Coordinator |
| Editing | Neal Meisenheimer | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | David Armstrong | Additional Editing |
| Art | Bruce Hartman | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Sadikhussain | Music Producer |
| Crew | Lanie Heffernan | Other |
| Art | Sam Shaw | Production Design |
| Sound | Robert 'Buzz' Knudson | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Phil Burton | Associate Producer |
| Production | Art Levinson | Production Manager |
| Sound | Bo Harwood | Sound Designer |
| Art | Phedon Papamichael | Art Direction |
| Camera | Catherine E. Coulson | Assistant Camera |
