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In one of the best performances of his legendary career, Robert Mitchum plays small-time gunrunner Eddie “Fingers” Coyle in an adaptation by Peter Yates of George V. Higgins’s acclaimed novel The Friends of Eddie Coyle. World-weary and living hand to mouth, Coyle works on the sidelines of the seedy Boston underworld just to make ends meet. But when he finds himself facing a second stretch of hard time, he’s forced to weigh loyalty to his criminal colleagues against snitching to stay free. Directed with a sharp eye for its gritty locales and an open heart for its less-than-heroic characters, this is one of the true treasures of 1970s Hollywood filmmaking—a suspenseful crime drama in stark, unforgiving daylight.
Original Release
06/26/1973
US Release
06/27/1973
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Mitchum | Eddie 'Fingers' Coyle / Eddie Coyle |
Peter Boyle | Dillon |
Richard Jordan | Dave Foley |
Steven Keats | Jackie Brown |
Alex Rocco | Jimmy Scalise / Scalise |
Joe Santos | Artie Van / Artie 'Van' Valentropo |
Mitchell Ryan | Waters |
Peter MacLean | Mr. Partridge / Partridge, Manager of First Bank |
Kevin O'Morrison | Manager, Second Bank / Bank manager |
Marvin Lichterman | Vernon / Vernon, Clerk, Second Bank |
Directors
Writers
George V. Higgins, Paul Monash
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Mitchum | Eddie 'Fingers' Coyle / Eddie Coyle |
Peter Boyle | Dillon |
Richard Jordan | Dave Foley |
Steven Keats | Jackie Brown |
Alex Rocco | Jimmy Scalise / Scalise |
Joe Santos | Artie Van / Artie 'Van' Valentropo |
Mitchell Ryan | Waters |
Peter MacLean | Mr. Partridge / Partridge, Manager of First Bank |
Kevin O'Morrison | Manager, Second Bank / Bank manager |
Marvin Lichterman | Vernon / Vernon, Clerk, Second Bank |
Carolyn Pickman | Nancy / Nancy in Second Bank |
James Tolkan | The Man's Contact Man |
Margaret Ladd | Andrea |
Matthew Cowles | Pete |
Helena Carroll | Sheila Coyle |
Jack Kehoe | The Beard |
Jan Egleson | Pale Kid |
Jane House | Wanda |
Michael McCleery | The Kid |
Alan Koss | Phil / Phil Kenney |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Paul Monash | Producer |
Charles H. Maguire | Producer |