The killing of a Chinese bookie [dvd] / Faces Distribution Corporation presents an Al Ruban production ; writer/director, John Cassavetes ; producer, Al Ruban ; associate producer, Phil Burton.
Widescreen. Title from credits. Videodisc release of the 1976 and 1978 motion pictures. Running time does not include special features. 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Ben Gazzara, Timothy Agoglia Carey, Seymour Cassel, Robert Phillips, Morgan Woodward, John Red Kullers, Al Ruban, Alice Fredlund, Donna Marie Gordon, Azizi Johari, Meade Roberts. Special features: Disc 1. The 1976 cut: John Cassavetes' original 135 minute edit of the film, with the restored image and sound, and enhanced for widescreen televisions. Disc 2. The 1978 cut: Cassavetes' 108 minute edit from the 1978 theatrical re-release, with restored image and sound, and enhanced for widescreen televisions; new video interviews with star Ben Gazzara and producer Al Ruban; audio interview with Cassavetes.
Contents:
Original release version (1976, 135 min.) -- Director's cut (1978, 108 min.).
Summary:
A film noir about a gentleman's club owner finds himself on the bad side of a small time gangster, and then must save his beloved club and way of life.
Series:
John Cassavetes: five films. The Criterion collection ; 254
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