The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

About The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

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.

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is a 1976 crime thriller film directed by John Cassavetes. Released in February 1976, it runs 135 minutes.

Ben Gazzara appears as Cosmo Vittelli, Timothy Carey as Flo, Seymour Cassel as Mort Weil, and Robert Phillips as Phil. Written by John Cassavetes.

Shelv files it under anxious, mobster, strip club, and gambling debt. American members can watch it on Criterion Channel, HBO Max, and HBO Max Amazon Channel.

Zombie Strippers!, The Domino Principle, and Pulp Fiction make useful companions to The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, all filed under strip tease and striptease. It scores 7.0 out of 10 from 306 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.