Description: Further DetailsTitle: Killing of a Chinese Bookie (The Criterion Collection)Format: DVDCondition: NewNumber Of Discs: 2Release Date: 11/04/2008Genre: DramaActors: Ben Gazzara, Seymour CasselDirector: John CassavetesAudio Language: EnglishRuntime: 1 hour and 48 minutesRegion Code: DVD: 1 (US, Canada...)Studio: Criterion CollectionCertificate: MPAA Not RatedDescription: PRODUCT DESCRIPTION John Cassavetes engages film noir in his own inimitable style with The Killing of a Chinese Bookie. Ben Gazzara brilliantly portrays gentlemen s club owner Cosmo Vitelli, a man dedicated to pretenses of composure and self-possession. When he runs afoul of a group of gangsters, Cosmo is forced to commit a horrible crime in a last-ditch effort to save his beloved club and his way of life. Suspenseful, mesmerizing, and idiosyncratic, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is a thought-provoking examination of desperation and masculine identity. Available for the first time as a stand-alone release, from the box set John Cassavetes: Five Films. SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES: Restored high-definition digital transfer of John Cassavetes original 1976, 135-minute edit of the film Restored high-definition digital transfer of Cassavetes 108-minute edit from the 1978 theatrical rerelease Video interviews with star Ben Gazzara and producer Al Ruban Audio interview with Cassavetes by film historians Michel Ciment and Michael Wilson, conducted after the film s release Stills gallery featuring rare, behind-the-scenes production photos PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by Phillip Lopate and interviews with Cassavetes REVIEW Things we have never seen on screen before. --David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor Visually stunning, stylistically extravagant. --NewsweekDVDs ARE REGION 1 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Title: Killing of a Chinese Bookie (The Criterion Collection)
Director: John Cassavetes
Actor: Seymour Cassel
Rating: MPAA Not Rated
No Of Discs: 2
Run Time: 1 hour and 48 minutes
Release Date: 11/04/2008
Release Year: 2008
Language: English
EAN: 0037429199121
Region Code: DVD: 1 (US, Canada...)
Movie/TV Title: The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (Criterion Collection)
Format: DVD
Genre: Drama
Studio: Criterion Collection
