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Where to Watch The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) in the US
- 1976
- R
- 2h 15m
- 7.3IMDb
- 81%Rotten Tomatoes
- 65Metascore
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What it's about
Cosmo Vitelli owns the Crazy Horse West, a strip joint in Los Angeles. He's laconic, vet, and a gambler. When we meet him, he's making his last payment on a gambling debt, after which, he promptly loses $23,000 playing poker. The guys he owes this time aren't so friendly, pressuring him for immediate payment. When he's not able to do so, they suggest he kill a Chinese bookie to wipe away his debt. Vitelli and the film move back and forth between the double-crossing, murderous insincerity of the gamblers and the friendships, sweetness, and even love among Vitelli, the dancers, a dancer's mother, and the club's singer, Mr. Sophistication.
Cast and crew
- Director
- John Cassavetes
- Writer
- John Cassavetes
- Starring
- Ben Gazzara, Timothy Carey, Seymour Cassel
Details
- Release date
- Feb 15, 1976
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
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