Directed by:
John CassavetesScreenplay:
John CassavetesComposer:
Bo HarwoodCast:
Ben Gazzara, Seymour Cassel, Morgan Woodward, Timothy Carey, Robert Phillips, John Kullers, Al Ruban, Azizi Johari, Virginia Carrington, Meade Roberts (more)Plots(1)
A small-time Los Angeles nightclub owner falls for a lavish invitation to gamble at a private club. After losing high stakes on extended credit, he is pressured by a gangster to eliminate his debt by killing a rival underworld power referred to only as "the Chinese bookie." (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Ben Gazzara
USA
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Seymour Cassel
USA
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Morgan Woodward
USA
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Timothy Carey
USA
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Robert Phillips
USA
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John Kullers
USA
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Al Ruban
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Azizi Johari
USA
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Virginia Carrington
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Meade Roberts
USA
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Alice Friedland
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Donna Gordon
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Carol Warren
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Haji
Canada
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Derna Wylde
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Kathalina Veniero
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Yvette Morris
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Val Avery
USA
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Jack Ackerman
USA
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David Rowlands
USA
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
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