The Killing of a Chinese bookie / Castle Hill Productions.

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When the gambling losses of nightclub owner Cosmo Vitelli mount, he is pressured by a gangster to commit a murder to free himself of the debt. Now he is caught in a dangerous game, where every move is a deadly risk, and the only goal is to survive.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Castle Hill Productions
Pioneer Entertainment (USA)
Other Authors: Ruban, Al (Actor, Producer)
Cassavetes, John, 1929-1989 (Director)
Gazzara, Ben, 1930-2012 (Actor)
Cassel, Seymour, 1935-2019 (Actor)
Phillips, Robert, 1938-2022 (Actor)
Carey, Timothy Agoglia, 1929-1994
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by Pioneer, [1999], ©1999.
Edition:Pioneer special edition.
Subjects:
Feature films.
Gangster films.
Film noir.
Gambling > Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Gangster films.
Film noir.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
When the gambling losses of nightclub owner Cosmo Vitelli mount, he is pressured by a gangster to commit a murder to free himself of the debt. Now he is caught in a dangerous game, where every move is a deadly risk, and the only goal is to survive.
Note:Released as a motion picture in 1978; originally released in a 135-minute version in 1976.
Program notes (4 pages : ill. ; 19 cm.) by Ray Carney inserted in container.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.G3 K55 1999 VideoDVD
Credits:Producer, Al Ruban ; written and directed by John Cassavetes ; music, Bo Harwood ; editor, Tom Cornwell.
System Details:DVD.
Cast:
Ben Gazzara, Al Ruban, Meade Roberts, Seymour Cassell, Robert Phillips, Timothy Agoglia Carey, Morgan Woodward, John Red Kullers, Alice Friedland, Donna Marie Gordon, Azizi Johari, Virginia Carrington.