{"product_id":"killing-of-a-chinese-bookie-the-dvd","title":"Killing Of A Chinese Bookie, The Dvd","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTWO-DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES\u003cbr\u003e\nHigh-definition digital restorations of the 1976 and 1978 versions of the film\u003cbr\u003e\nInterview program featuring actor Ben Gazzara and producer Al Ruban\u003cbr\u003e\nAudio interview with Cassavetes from the 1970s\u003cbr\u003e\nStills gallery\u003cbr\u003e\nTrailer\u003cbr\u003e\nEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cinema Cellar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41779991281749,"sku":"CCKIL050DVD","price":32.39,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3032\/6613\/files\/cckil050dvd.jpg?v=1777477199","url":"https:\/\/cinemacellar.com\/products\/killing-of-a-chinese-bookie-the-dvd","provider":"Cinema Cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}