Killing of a Chinese Bookie (Criterion Collection)

John Cassavetes wrote and directed this moody study of a Los Angeles strip club owner (Ben Gazzara) who agrees to kill an Asian bookmaker to pay off his gambling and business debts. Little does he know the bookie is actually a powerful mobster, and the hit will be anything but easy. Timothy Carey and Seymour Cassel also star. Two-disc set also includes Cassavetes' 1978 re-edit of the film; 135 min./108 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); interviews; photo gallery. Two-disc set.