USA,
1976, 135 min
(Director's cut: 109 min)
Directed by:
John CassavetesScreenplay:
John CassavetesComposer:
Bo HarwoodCast:
Ben Gazzara, Seymour Cassel, Morgan Woodward, Timothy Carey, Robert Phillips, John Kullers, Al Ruban, Azizi Johari, Virginia Carrington, Meade Roberts (more)VOD (3)
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A small-time Los Angeles nightclub owner falls for a lavish invitation to gamble at a private club. After losing high stakes on extended credit, he is pressured by a gangster to eliminate his debt by killing a rival underworld power referred to only as "the Chinese bookie." (official distributor synopsis)
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