Cast
Ben GazzaraCredits
Written by: 
John Cassavetes
Plot
A nightclub owner who has paid off his debts is made to kill a bookie.
Sinekatalog’s take
John Cassavetes's shaggy gangster film follows a strip-club owner forced into a hit. Ben Gazzara is brilliant, and its loose rhythms and nightclub scenes make it an offbeat, hypnotic noir.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (16,728 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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