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The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie

1976, Movie, R, 135 mins

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Cassavetes' films can be annoying and enigmatic, but they are usually creative and interesting. Not so with this one. Gazzara (Cassavetes' real-life pal), in hock to local loan sharks, proudly runs a two-bit Sunset Strip night spot. It's an odd club in that it features pageants rather than floor shows with the usual singer, ventriloquist, dancers, et al. Gazzara writes and directs the shows, which include things like "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral." His girlfriend is Johari, ... read more leave a comment
Year: 1976
Rated R

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Cast
Ben Gazzara: Cosmo Vitelli
Timothy Carey: Flo
Azizi Johari: Rachel
Meade Roberts: Mr. Sophistication
Seymour Cassel: Mort Weil
Alice Friedland: Sherry

 

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