The killing of a Chinese bookie [blu-ray] / Faces Distribution Corporation presents an Al Ruban production ; writer/director, John Cassavetes ; producer, Al Ruban.
Killing of a Chinese bookie (Motion picture : 1978)
Notes:
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. Contains the original 1976 edit and the 1978 version, nearly 30 minutes shorter. Originally released as motion pictures in 1976 and 1978. Special features: High-definition digital restorations of the 1976 and 1978 versions of the film, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks; interview program from 2004 featuring Ben Gazzara and Al Ruban; audio interview with Cassavetes from the 1970s; stills gallery; trailer.
Summary:
Cosmo Vitelli, a gentlemen's club owner, runs afoul of a small-time gangster and is forced to commit a horrible crime in a last-ditch effort to save his beloved club and his way of life.
Series:
The Criterion collection ; 254 John Cassavetes five films
OCLC:
(OCoLC)862083339
Locations:
FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.