Eddie "Fingers" Coyle
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A 1973 American neo-noir crime film based on a novel by George V. Higgins. It stars Robert Mitchum as a small-time hoodlum who cooperates with an ATF agent and is betrayed by a mob informant.
The Friends of Eddie Coyle: Directed by Peter Yates. With Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Steven Keats. After his last crime has him looking at a long prison sentence for repeat offenses, a low level Boston gangster decides to snitch on his friends to avoid jail time.
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- Crime, Drama
- Peter Yates
- 1973-06-27
The Friends of Eddie Coyle is a 1970 crime novel by George V. Higgins, based on his experience as a prosecutor in Boston. It follows the fate of Eddie Coyle, a small-time criminal and informant, who is targeted by both the mob and the police.
- George V. Higgins
- 1970
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 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.
A film review of the 1973 crime thriller starring Robert Mitchum as a low-level gunrunner who tries to save himself by betraying his colleagues. The review praises the realistic and authentic portrayal of the Boston criminal milieu, the tight script and the subtle direction by Peter Yates.
A 1973 crime drama starring Robert Mitchum as a small-time gunrunner in Boston. Directed by Peter Yates, the film is based on George V. Higgins's novel and features a sharp script and a gritty atmosphere.
