About this title: John Cassavetes takes a contemporary film noir turn (which he would return to in Gloria) after exploring domestic melodrama in A Woman Under the Influence with The Killing of a Chinese Bookie. Ben Gazzara plays Cosmo Vitelli, the owner of a sleazy Los Angeles strip joint, who loses $20,000 at a mob gambling club owned by a small time gangster (Seymour Cassel). 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 ...
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Description: Like New/Like New. VHS tape in Like New condition. From private collection so no rental or library stickers. Very good original clamshell case with minor wear. Play-tested and has very good video and audio. Very nice movie. read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Widescreen
DVD region: 1
Studio: Criterion Collection
Date: 11/04/2008
UPC:037429199121
Description: Ben Gazzara, Seymour Cassel. Fine. 1976 Run time: 108. All orders are shipped from Boise Idaho. While the overwhelming majority of packages shipped via Standard shipping arrive within the time specified above, in rare cases shipments can take 3 to 5 weeks to arrive. Please note: At this time, we ship only within the United States. Shipments to Alaska and Hawaii are shipped via our Standard option. read more
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Format: DVD
Studio: Criterion Collection
UPC:037429199121
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Description: Ben Gazzara, Timothy Agoglia Carey, Seymour Cassel, Azizi Johari, Meade Roberts, Alice Friedland. Very good in good packaging. 1976 Run time: 109. read more
Format: DVD
Studio: Criterion Collection
Date: 2008-11-04
UPC:037429199121
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Format: DVD
Screen format: Widescreen
Studio: CRITERION
UPC:037429199121
Description: BRAND NEW. John Cassavetes engages film noir in his own inimitable style with The Killing of a Chinese Bookie. Ben Gazzara brilliantly portrays gentlemen's club owner Cosmo Vitelli, a man dedicated to pretenses of composure and self-possession. When he runs afoul of a group of gangsters, Cosmo is forced to commit a horrible crime in a last-ditch effort to save his beloved club and his way of life. Suspenseful, mesmerizing, and idiosyncratic, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is a thought ... read more
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