Robert Mitchum
Eddie "Fingers" Coyle
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The Friends of Eddie Coyle
1973
- R1973 · Crime drama · 1h 40m
The Friends of Eddie Coyle is a 1973 American neo-noir crime film starring Robert Mitchum and Peter Boyle and directed by Peter Yates. The screenplay by Paul Monash was adapted from the 1970 novel The Friends of Eddie Coyle by George V. Higgins.
- Paul Monash
Jun 27, 1973 · A crime drama film based on a novel by George V. Higgins, starring Robert Mitchum as a low level Boston gangster who snitches on his friends to avoid jail. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Peter Yates
- R
- Crime, Drama
Robert Mitchum stars as a small-time gunrunner in this 1973 crime drama based on George V. Higgins's novel. Directed by Peter Yates, the film features a sharp script, a gritty Boston setting, and a commentary by the director.
- Eddie Coyle
Aging Boston gunrunner Eddie Coyle (Robert Mitchum) is looking at several years of jail time for a hold-up if he doesn't funnel information to Dave Foley (Richard Jordan), an ATF agent. Eddie...
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- Peter Yates
- R
- Robert Mitchum
A low level Boston gangster tries to avoid prison by snitching on his friends, but his loyalty is tested by his own criminal past and present. IMDb provides plot summaries, cast and crew information, user reviews, trivia, and more for this crime drama film.
A 1973 crime drama starring Robert Mitchum as a two-bit hood who faces a prison sentence and tries to make a deal with the state's attorney. Roger Ebert praises Mitchum's performance and the realistic dialogue, but criticizes the bank robbery scenes.
Overview. An aging hood is about to go back to prison. Hoping to escape his fate, he supplies information on stolen guns to the feds, while simultaneously supplying arms to his bank robbing chums. Peter Yates. Director. George V. Higgins. Novel. Paul Monash. Writer. Reviews 1. Discussions 1. An aging hood is about to go back to prison.
