Movie

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

81%Critics27 reviews82%Audience300 reviews

6.31.1Kaverage critics score, out of 1019762h 15mR

CrimeDrama

Cosmo Vittelli (Ben Gazzara), 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 (Seymour Cassel), 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.

Directed by:

John Cassavetes