
Overview
A highwater mark in 1970s crime drama, THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE doesn’t dabble in stylized glamour--the film depicts Boston’s dirty cops and desperate crooks as rumpled, weary, and working just to get by. Robert Mitchum stars as Eddie "Fingers" Coyle, a local gunrunner who’s just run out of luck: faced with possible jail time, he must decide whether to take the rap or sell out his criminal customers in exchange for freedom. Legendary for his tough-guy performances, Mitchum endows the antihero with such simmering self-loathing and realistic mannerisms that many critics consider it one of the actor’s finest hours.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Peter Yates - Director
Robert Mitchum
Richard Jordan
Steven Keats
Peter Boyle
Alex Rocco
Joe Santos
Mitch Ryan
Peter MacLean
Kevin O'Morrison
Marvin Lichterman
Details
- Format: Blu-ray
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 715515144711
- Genre: MYSTERY / SUSPENSE / THRILLER
- Rating: R (MPAA)
- Release Date: April 2015
Movie Reviews
Reviews:
"The tough-guy dialogue and working-class Boston locations are so realistic it almost feels like you're watching a documentary." -- Grade: A - 05/22/2009 Entertainment Weekly
"[T]he dialogue is almost David Mamet-like in its specificity and rhythm, and it remains bracing even now." -- Grade: A- - 05/20/2009 A.V. Club
"There's not one phony note in the film....A lost treasure..." - 12/25/2009 Entertainment Weekly