The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
1976 | 135m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | John Cassavetes |
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| Writer: | John Cassavetes |
| Staring: |
| 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 Date: | Feb 15, 1976 |
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| Director: | John Cassavetes |
| Writer: | John Cassavetes |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | strip club, gambling debt, mobster, los angeles, california, neo-noir, anxious |
| Production Companies | Faces International Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ben Gazzara | Cosmo Vittelli |
| Timothy Carey | Flo |
| Seymour Cassel | Mort Weil |
| Robert Phillips | Phil |
| Morgan Woodward | The Boss |
| Al Ruban | Marty Reitz |
| Azizi Johari | Rachel |
| Haji | Haji |
| Alice Friedland | Sherry |
| Derna Wylde | Derna |
| Virginia Carrington | Mama |
| Carolyn Warren | Carol |
| John Kullers | The Accountant |
| Donna Gordon | Margo Donnar |
| Meade Roberts | Mr. Sophistication |
| Kathalina Veniero | Annie |
| Yvette Morris | Yvette |
| Jack Ackerman | Musical Director |
| David Rowlands | Lamarr |
| Trisha Pelham | Waitress |
| Eddie Shaw | Taxi Driver |
| Sonny Aprile | Sonny |
| Gene Darcy | Commodore |
| Ben Marino | Bartender |
| Arlene Allison | Waitress |
| Vincent Barbi | Vince |
| Val Avery | Blair Benoit |
| Elizabeth Deering | Lavinia |
| Soto Joe Hugh | Chinese Bookie |
| Catherine Wong | The Bookie's Girl |
| John Finnegan | Taxi Driver |
| Miles Ciletti | Mickey |
| Mike Skloot | Scooper |
| Frank Buchanan | Flo's Friend |
| Jason Kincaid | Parking Lot Attendant |
| Frank Thomas | Poker Player |
| Jack Krupnick | Poker Player |
| James Lew | Guard (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Cassavetes | Writer, Director |
| Tom Cornwell | Editor |
| Art Levinson | Production Manager |
| Nathan Haggard | Second Assistant Director |
| Miles Ciletti | Props |
| Bryan Ryman | Assistant Art Director |
| Richard Upper | Title Designer, Still Photographer, Graphic Designer |
| Mitch Breit | Lighting Technician, Director of Photography |
| Michael Ferris | Camera Operator |
| M. Todd Henry | Assistant Camera |
| Don Robinson | Lighting Technician |
| Chris Taylor | Lighting Technician |
| Mary Herne | Wardrobe Master |
| Craig Holt | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Terri Messina | Assistant Editor |
| Jack Woods | Post Production Consulting |
| David Armstrong | Location Manager, Additional Editing |
| Teresa Stokovic | Production Secretary |
| Lanie Heffernan | Other |
| Anthony Harris | Conductor, Music Arranger |
| Phedon Papamichael | Art Direction |
| Verna Bagby | Construction Coordinator |
| Bruce Hartman | Construction Coordinator |
| Robert Vehon | Construction Coordinator |
| Rob Hahn | Assistant Camera |
| Bruce Knee | Lighting Technician |
| R. Michael Stringer | Assistant Camera |
| Robert Heffernan | Other |
| Neal Meisenheimer | Assistant Editor |
| Fran Morgenstern | Assistant Editor |
| Sadikhussain | Music Producer |
| Connie McFeeley | Accountant |
| Steve Brooks | Other |
| Bo Harwood | Original Music Composer, Sound Designer |
| Sam Shaw | Production Design |
| Robert 'Buzz' Knudson | Sound Mixer |
| Catherine E. Coulson | Second Assistant Camera |
| Al Ruban | Director of Photography |
| Craig R. Baxley | Stunts |
| Paul Baxley | Stunt Coordinator |
| Frederick Elmes | Camera Operator |
| Sandy King | Script Supervisor |
| Jack Sheldon | Musician |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Phil Burton | Associate Producer |
| Al Ruban | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venice Film Festival | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 8 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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