The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
1976
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Synopsis
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.
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Setting
California
Original language
English
Trailer
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Festival History
- Olhar de Cinema - Curitiba International Film Festival 2012 generic
- Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2000 generic
- Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 1992 generic
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 1989 generic
