Cosmo Vittelli, the proprietor of a sleazy, low-rent Hollywood cabaret, has a real affection for the women who strip in his peepshows and the staff who keep up his dingy establishment. He also has a major gambling problem that has gotten him in trouble before. When Cosmo loses big-time at an underground casino run by mobster Mort, he isn't able to pay up. Mort then offers Cosmo the chance to pay back his debt by knocking off a pesky, Mafia-protected bookie.
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie has generally received positive reviews.
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie was released in 1976 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 168 reviews, giving The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) an average rating of 73%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 81%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 69%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Killing of a Chinese Bookie than critics were.
With a score of 73%, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1976, which stands at 58%.
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