Released:
1976-02-15

Overview:
Cosmo Vittelli, the proprietor of a sleazy, low-rent Hollywood cabaret, has a real affection for the women who strip in his peepshows and the staff who keep up his dingy establishment. He also has a major gambling problem that has gotten him in trouble before. When Cosmo loses big-time at an underground casino run by mobster Mort, he isn't able to pay up. Mort then offers Cosmo the chance to pay back his debt by knocking off a pesky, Mafia-protected bookie.

Director:
John Cassavetes

Runtime:
2h 15min

Genre:
Thriller, Crime, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Ben Gazzara
  as
  Cosmo Vittelli
• 
  Timothy Carey
  as
  Flo
• 
  Seymour Cassel
  as
  Mort Weil
• 
  Robert Phillips
  as
  Phil
• 
  Morgan Woodward
  as
  The Boss