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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)

Thriller, Crime, Drama • 1h 49m

Overview

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.

Director: John Cassavetes

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Criterion Blu-ray

BFI is brighter, but that's only because of a gamma bug, a common encoding issue that's easily corrected. After you do that, brightness is the same. Comparison see caps

Format

1080p Blu-ray

TSPDT

2026: #376
2025: #387
2024: #380
2023: #377
2022: #377

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Review

Picture: 8, Audio: 6, Extras: 8

Length

109 mins

Type

Movie

Alternative Titles

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (Director's Cut)

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