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George V. Higgins (novel)
Paul Monash (writer)
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Release Date:
27 June 1973 (USA) more
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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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Cast

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Robert Mitchum ... Eddie 'Fingers' Coyle

Peter Boyle ... Dillon
Richard Jordan ... Dave Foley
Steven Keats ... Jackie Brown

Alex Rocco ... Jimmy Scalise

Joe Santos ... Artie Van

Mitch Ryan ... Waters (as Mitchell Ryan)
Peter MacLean ... Mr. Partridge
Kevin O'Morrison ... Bank manager #2
Marvin Lichterman ... Vernon
Carolyn Pickman ... Nancy
James Tolkan ... The Man's contact man
Margaret Ladd ... Andrea
Matthew Cowles ... Pete
Helena Carroll ... Sheila Coyle
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Runtime:
102 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

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Boom mic visible: When Eddie talks with Dillon in the bar just after the bank robbers are caught, a mike is visible in the upper part of the screen. more
Quotes:
Eddie 'Fingers' Coyle: I was thinkin' in terms of you maybe talkin' to the prosecutor up there, and havin' him drop a word to the judge how I been helpin' my Uncle like a bastard?
Dave Foley: Well, I would. But then again you haven't been.
Eddie 'Fingers' Coyle: What? I gave you a couple of calls.
Dave Foley: Yeah, you give me some real stuff, too. You tell me about a guy that's gonna get hit, 15 minutes later he gets hit. You tell me about some guys on a job, but you don't tell me till their coming out the door with the money. That's not helping Uncle, Eddie. You gotta put your whole soul into it.
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Referenced in Jackie Brown (1997) more

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See The Friends of Eddie Coyle, 27 January 2006
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Author: kikiloveslegwarmers from United States

What a great movie! One of the most realistic stories of the small-time criminal. Robert Mitchuim gives an outstanding performance as Eddie Coyle, a small-time Irish gangster who works both sides of the fence. Richard Jordan in a fine supporting role as a hard-nosed detective out to burst a gang of well-trained bank robbers. Alex Rocco as a no-nonsense bank robber, and Peter Boyle as the stoolie/hit-man.

The movie however is stolen by the late Steven Keats. Keats plays a gun runner who sells machine guns out of the trunk of his sport's car. The friends of Eddie Coyle is extremely well-acted, grittly filmed, and low-key. It has a brutally shocking and surprising ending. An outstanding movie which for some strange reason hasn't found it's way to DVD or video.

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