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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is a 1976 American neo-noir crime film written and directed by John Cassavetes and starring Ben Gazzara. A rough and gritty film, this is the second of their three collaborations, following Husbands and preceding Opening Night.
Feb 15, 1976 · With Ben Gazzara, Timothy Carey, Seymour Cassel, Robert Phillips. A proud strip club owner is forced to come to terms with himself as a man when his gambling addiction gets him in hot water with the mob, who offer him only one alternative.
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Watch The Killing of a Chinese Bookie with a subscription on Max, rent on Prime Video, or buy on Prime Video. Ben Gazzarra gives a grand performance as a hard-pressed debtor with...
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May 29, 2024 · Currently you are able to watch "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie" streaming on Max, Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel. It is also possible to buy "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie" on Apple TV, Amazon Video as download or rent it on Amazon Video, Apple TV online.
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Since Cosmo doesn't have the $20,000, he is forced to murder a Chinese bookie in order to clear his debt to the mob. What Cosmo doesn't know is he's part of a set-up. The bookie is actually a West Coast mob boss protected around the clock by bodyguards.
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.
By far the most difficult film of the set, 1976's The Killing of a Chinese Bookie delves into seedier territory as strip club owner Cosmo Vitelli (Ben Gazzara), a former war vet and inveterate gambler, is confronted by gangsters over his escalating debt.
