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.
Credits
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie Cast
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Character |
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Seymour Cassel
He was 41, 84 years old when he died
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as Mort Weil |
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Ben Gazzara
He was 45, 81 years old when he died
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as Cosmo Vittelli |
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Morgan Woodward
He was 50, 93 years old when he died
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as The Boss |
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Val Avery
He was 51, 85 years old when he died
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John P. Finnegan
He was 49, 85 years old when he died
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Timothy Carey
He was 46, 65 years old when he died
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as Flo |
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Azizi Johari
She was 27, now 76 years old
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as Rachel |
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Al Ruban
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as Marty Reitz |
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Vincent Barbi
He was 64, 86 years old when he died
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Haji
She was 30, 67 years old when she died
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as Haji |
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Gene Darcy
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Virginia Carrington
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as Mama |
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Meade Roberts
He was 45, 61 years old when he died
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as Mr. Sophistication |
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Derna Wylde
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as Dancer |
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John Kullers
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as The Accountant |
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Eddie Shaw
He was 38, now 87 years old
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Robert Phillips
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as Phil |
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Elizabeth Deering
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Jack Ackerman
He was 45, 60 years old when he died
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Art Levinson as Production Manager. He was 42 (81) years old when He died
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Production |
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Sam Shaw as Production Design. He was 7 (15) years old when He died
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Art |
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John Cassavetes as Director. He was 46 (59) years old when He died
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Directing |
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John Cassavetes as Writer. He was 46 (59) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Al Ruban as Cinematography. |
Crew |
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Al Ruban as Producer. |
Production |
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Phil Burton as Associate Producer. He was 1 (now 50) years old
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Production |
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Bo Harwood as Original Music Composer. He was 26 (now 74) years old
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Sound |
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Bo Harwood as Sound Designer. He was 26 (now 74) years old
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Sound |
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Tom Cornwell as Editor. He was 30 (53) years old when He died
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Editing |
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Mitch Breit as Cinematography. |
Crew |
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Robert Knudson as Sound Mixer. He was 50 (80) years old when He died
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Sound |
