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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
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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.
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is a film that explores themes of gambling debt, striptease, strip club. It also touches on coercion and mobster and gunshot wound.
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Director
John Cassavetes
Cast
Ben Gazzara, Timothy Carey, Seymour Cassel, Robert Phillips, Morgan Woodward, Al Ruban, Azizi Johari, Haji, Alice Friedland, Derna Wylde
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
You can stream The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) on Max with a subscription.
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7.0/10
RT Critics
79%
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Director
John Cassavetes
Cast
Ben Gazzara, Timothy Carey, Seymour Cassel, Robert Phillips, Morgan Woodward, Al Ruban, Azizi Johari, Haji, Alice Friedland, Derna Wylde
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is streaming on Max. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is streaming on Criterion Channel. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is not currently available on Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Prime Video, Apple TV+. Availability last verified April 4, 2026.