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The Friends of Eddie Coyle

- It’s a grubby, violent, dangerous world. But it’s the only world they know. And they’re the only friends Eddie has.

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.

Release Date : 1973-06-26

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Eddie 'Fingers' Coyle

Original Name : Robert Mitchum

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dillon

Original Name : Peter Boyle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dave Foley

Original Name : Richard Jordan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jackie Brown

Original Name : Steven Keats

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jimmy Scalise

Original Name : Alex Rocco

Gender : Male

Character Name : Artie 'Van' Valentropo

Original Name : Joe Santos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waters

Original Name : Mitchell Ryan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Partridge

Original Name : Peter MacLean

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vernon

Original Name : Marvin Lichterman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nancy

Original Name : Carolyn Pickman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pete

Original Name : Matthew Cowles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheila Coyle

Original Name : Helena Carroll

Gender : Female

Character Name : The Beard

Original Name : Jack Kehoe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Andrea

Original Name : Margaret Ladd

Gender : Female

Character Name : Wanda

Original Name : Jane House

Gender : Male

Character Name : Phil Kenney

Original Name : Alan Koss

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fritzie Webber

Original Name : Dennis McMullen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Partridge

Original Name : Judith Ogden Cabot

Gender : Male

Character Name : Moran

Original Name : Robert Anthony

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ames

Original Name : Gustave Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ferris

Original Name : Sheldon Feldner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sauter

Original Name : Ted Maynard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bank manager

Original Name : Kevin O'Morrison

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Man's contact man

Original Name : James Tolkan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pale kid

Original Name : Jan Egleson

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Kid

Original Name : Michael McCleery

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Everybody oughta listen to his mother. Boston criminal Eddie 'Fingers' Coyle (Robert Mitchum) is in the mire, the cops have him bang to rights and he's facing a long stretch in the big house. However, if he turns informant he will keep out of poky... For far too long this film had been stuck hidden away in pirate hell, thankfully it finally saw the light of day and can be seen for all its glory. Peter Yates directs and Paul Monash adapts the screenplay from the George V. Higgins novel. Supporting Mitchum are Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Steven Keats and Alex Rocco. Music is by Dave Grusin and cinematography by Victor J. Kemper. It's a film noir lovers picture, a throw back to the halcyon days of the first wave of noir back in the 1940s. So who better than a battered pug faced Mitchum to front up the story? Pic is perpetually downbeat, with the air of despondency hanging over our protagonist like the grim reaper. The underworld painted by Yates and his team is smartly stripped down to basics, it's a world that is after all, always moving in secretive circles. There's no frilly glamour here, there's crime and consequences, realistic street operations, and brilliantly there's believable characterisations. With dialogue dominating the narrative, it's not one for the action junkie - though the set-pieces are superbly staged by Yates, this is a neo-noir of high respect to previous blood lines. And it boasts a quite brilliant turn from Mitchum whilst not copping out at the finale. Noir heads rejoice! 9/10