The killing of a Chinese bookie
(DVD)
Contributors
Cassavetes, John, 1929-1989, screenwriter,
Ruban, Al, film producer,
Burton, Phil, film producer.
Breit, Mitchell, cinematographer.
Harwood, Bo., composer.
Ruban, Al, film producer,
Burton, Phil, film producer.
Breit, Mitchell, cinematographer.
Harwood, Bo., composer.
Published
Irvington, NY : Criterion Collection, [2004].
Format
DVD
ISBN
0780029224, 9780780029224
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Millhopper Branch - Adult Video | DVD DRAMA KIL | In |
| Tower Road Branch - Adult Video | DVD DRAMA KIL | Reshelving |
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Published
Irvington, NY : Criterion Collection, [2004].
Language
English
ISBN
0780029224, 9780780029224
UPC
037429199220, 037429199121
Notes
General Note
Title from credits.
General Note
Videodisc release of the 1976 and 1978 motion pictures.
General Note
Running time does not include special features.
General Note
Special features: Disc 1. The 1976 cut: John Cassavetes' original 135 minute edit of the film, with the restored image and sound, and enhanced for widescreen televisions. Disc 2. The 1978 cut: Cassavetes' 108 minute edit from the 1978 theatrical re-release, with restored image and sound, and enhanced for widescreen televisions; new video interviews with star Ben Gazzara and producer Al Ruban; audio interview with Cassavetes.
Creation/Production Credits
In charge of lighting [i.e. cinematographer], Mitchell Breit ; music, Bo Harwood ; supervising editor, Tom Cornwell.
Participants/Performers
Ben Gazzara, Timothy Agoglia Carey, Seymour Cassel, Robert Phillips, Morgan Woodward, John Red Kullers, Al Ruban, Alice Friedland, Donna Marie Gordon, Azizi Johari, Meade Roberts.
Description
A film noir about a gentleman's club owner finds himself on the bad side of a small time gangster, and then must save his beloved club and way of life.
Description
"John Cassavetes engages with film noir in his own inimitable style with The Killing of a Chinese Bookie. Ben Gazzara brilliantly portrays a gentleman's club owner, Cosmo Vitelli, desperately committed to maintaining a facade of suave gentility despite the seediness of his environment and his own unhealthy appetites. When he runs afoul of loan sharks, Cosmo must carry out a terrible crime or lose his way of life. Mesmerizing and idiosyncratic, the film is a provocative examination of masculine identity. It is presented here in two versions: Cassavetes's original 1976 edit and his 1978 one, nearly thirty minutes shorter."--Publisher's description
Target Audience
Rated R.
System Details
DVD ; Dolby digital, mono. ; widescreen, 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
Language
Closed-captioned.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cassavetes, J., Ruban, A., Burton, P., Breit, M., Harwood, B., Cornwell, T., Gazzara, B., Carey, T. A., Cassel, S., Phillips, R., Woodward, M., Johari, A., Kullers, J. R., Roberts, M., Friedland, A., & Gordon, D. M. (2004). The killing of a Chinese bookie . Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)John Cassavetes et al.. 2004. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)John Cassavetes et al.. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie Criterion Collection, 2004.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cassavetes, John, et al. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie Criterion Collection, 2004.
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