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The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)

 -  Crime | Thriller | Drama  -  27 June 1973 (USA)
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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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Dave Foley
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Jackie Brown
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Jimmy Scalise
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Artie Van
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Waters (as Mitchell Ryan)
Peter MacLean ...
Mr. Partridge
Kevin O'Morrison ...
Bank manager #2
Marvin Lichterman ...
Vernon
Carolyn Pickman ...
Nancy
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The Man's contact man
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Andrea
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Pete
Helena Carroll ...
Sheila Coyle
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Storyline

Eddie's friends are numerous, but the term friends is suspect. As a small time hood Eddie is about to go back to jail. In order to escape this fate he deals information on stolen guns to the feds. Simultaneously he is supplying arms to his bank robbing/kidnapping hoodlum chums. But who else is dealing with the feds? Who gets the blame for snitching on the bank robbers? Written by MovieMaster

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

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Crime | Thriller | Drama

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Die Freunde von Eddie Coyle  »

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Goofs

When leaving the Bruins game, they are driving through either the Sumner or Callahan tunnel. Their destination was the South Shore so they would not be using this tunnel since it would point them toward the airport (or away from it which would be impossible considering their starting point). See more »

Quotes

Eddie 'Fingers' Coyle: I shoulda known better than to trust a cop. My own goddamn mother coulda told me that.
Dave Foley: Everybody oughta listen to his mother.
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Mitchum's performance soars
24 July 2000 | by (Los Angeles) – See all my reviews

Mitchum has never been better. This is an absolute gem of a film, very underrated and very under appreciated. Peter Boyle is also excellent and the direction superb. I think this film captures Boston and the lives of small time mobsters better than any other film.

Elmore Leonard called the novel upon which the movie is based the best crime novel ever written. The movie does it justice.


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