The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)


The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Release Date15 February 1976
GenreCrime, Drama
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassCrime Drama
MoodTough Guys
ThemesCrime Gone Awry, Gambling
TonesBleak, Cynical, Downbeat, Drab
TagsAssassin, Bookie, Debt, Gambling, Nightclub, Organized Crime

For the 1974 film of the same name see Dynamite Brothers


Cast and Crew


Cast

Cosmo Vitelli

Mort Weil

Robert Phillips
Phil

John Kullers
Eddie-Red

Al Ruban
Marty Reitz

Azizi Johari
Rachel

Virginia Carrington
Betty, the mother

Meade Roberts
Mr. Sophistication

Alice Fredlund
Sherry

Donna Gordon
Margo Donnar

Haji
Haji

Carol Warren
Carol

Derna Wong Davis
Derna

Kathalina Veniero
Annie

Yvette Morris
Yvette

Jack Ackerman
Musical director

David Rowlands
Lamarr

Trisha Pelham
Waitress

Eddie Shaw
Taxi Driver

Sonny Aprile
Sonny

Gene Darcy
Commodore

Ben Marino
Bartender

Arlene Allison
Waitress

Vincent Barbi
Vince

Blair Benoit

Elizabeth Deering
Lavinia

Soto Joe Hugh
Chinese Bookie

Catherine Wong
The Bookie's Girl

John Finnegan
Taxi Driver

Miles Ciletti
Mickey

Mike Skloot
Scooper

Frank Buchanan
Flo's Friend

Jason Kincaid
Parking Lot Attendant

Frank M. Thomas
Poker Player

Jack Krupnick
Poker Player

John Pappas
Bartender

Director

Producer

Phil Burton
associate producer

Al Ruban
producer

Original Music

Bo Harwood
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Cinematographer

Mitch Breit

Al Ruban
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Editor

Tom Cornwell
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Production Designer

Sam Shaw
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Art Director

Production Manager

Art Levinson
production manager

Art Department

Verna Bagby
set construction

Miles Ciletti
props

Bruce Hartman
set construction

Bryan Ryman
assistant art director

Robert Vehon
set construction

Sound Department

Bo Harwood
sound

Robert Knudson
sound mixer

Stunts

Craig R. Baxley
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Catherine E. Coulson
assistant camera

Frederick Elmes
camera operator

Michael Ferris
assistant camera

M. Todd Henry
assistant camera

R. Michael Stringer
assistant camera

Richard Upper
still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Mary Herne
wardrobe

Editorial Department

Neal Meisenheimer
assistant editor

Fran Morgenstern
assistant editor

Terri Messina
assistant editor

Other Crew

Sandy King
script supervisor

Connie McFeeley
production accountant

Teresa Stokovic
production secretary

Production Company

Faces Distribution
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Distributor

British Film Institute (BFI)

Sandrew Film & Teater

Criterion Collection, The
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Faces Distributing Corporation
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KOCH Media Deutschland GmbH






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