Cinematic background from The Killing of a Chinese Bookie 1976 - 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.

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

1976

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Directors:
John Cassavetes
Writers:
John Cassavetes
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Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A woman is smoking a cigarette while holding her mouth open; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A person talking on a phone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A person with a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man smoking a cigarette while wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A group of people walking down a street; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man is speaking into a microphone at an event; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A group of people walking down a sidewalk at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man sitting at a table with a glass of wine; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man in a black suit and a black hat singing; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man in a top hat and a microphone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A woman in a white shirt is posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A woman in a see - through dress holding a microphone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man in a suit standing in front of a crowd; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man in a black suit is holding a microphone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A person wearing a suit and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A group of men standing next to each other on a sidewalk; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man sitting at a table with a cigarette in his mouth; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A woman in a red bathing suit holding a black dog; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A group of people sitting in a dark room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A woman's face with long black hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man standing on the side of the street at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man standing in front of a screen with a microphone; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man standing next to another man wearing a top hat and clown makeup; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man in a white jacket is holding a microphone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man in a blue suit standing in front of a microphone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man with a mustache wearing a top hat and holding a microphone in front of him; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man in a white jacket is speaking into a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man in a tuxedo sitting at a table with a cup of coffee; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A group of men standing next to each other on a sidewalk; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man sitting in a chair smoking a cigarette; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man sitting at a table with a drink in front of him; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man in a top hat is on a stage; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man in a white jacket is looking at the sunset; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – An older man wearing a tuxedo and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A person wearing a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A woman walking down the sidewalk next to a yellow taxi cab; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A person wearing a blue shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – An older man wearing a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A person holding a glass of wine; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – An older man wearing a black suit and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man in a white jacket standing in an open doorway; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A person talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man sitting in front of another man holding a drink; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A woman standing in a room holding a bottle of wine; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man in a white dress shirt is smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man in a suit and tie riding a bus; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – An older man in a suit and tie looking to his left; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man's face in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – An older man in a white suit standing in front of a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man in a suit and tie sitting next to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – Two people sitting at a table in front of a lamp; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man in a tuxedo walking down the street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – Cars are stopped at a red light at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man's face in a green shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A woman holding a glass of wine in her hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man and a woman are talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man in a suit and tie standing next to another man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A woman wearing a top hat while holding a microphone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man holding a cell phone while standing next to a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A car parked in front of a garage door; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A red car parked in a parking garage at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A person wearing a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – An older woman with a flower in her hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – An older man sitting at a table in a restaurant; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – Two men walking down a street at night; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A woman in a black leather jacket holding a microphone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man standing next to a car on the side of the street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A person wearing a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man standing in front of a brick wall; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976), directed by John Cassavetes – A man smiling with his mouth wide open; Close Up shot, Low angle