The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)

Cast

Robert Mitchum
as Eddie 'Fingers' Coyle
Peter Boyle
as Dillon
Alex Rocco
as Jimmy Scalise
James Tolkan
as The Man's contact man

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Genres & Description

Action Crime Drama Thriller

7.5 / 10

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?

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Comments on this trailer
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shawn coyle

i thought my dad wasnt telling me everything - @Sunday, July 15, 2018 3:04 AM

William McDonald

Mitchum in top form and supported by some of the finest character actors in film: Alex Rocco, Steven Keats, Peter Boyle and Richard Jordan. A rare example of a film which is as stunning and memorable as its source material: George V. Higgin's classic crime novel. - @Thursday, September 14, 2017 1:00 AM

HodWatt

Those masks don't exactly cover up their faces. - @Monday, July 31, 2017 2:15 AM

James Matthews

My mother commented (on seeing the movie's poster), "Who needs enemies?" - @Friday, January 27, 2017 6:56 AM

71 Plymouth.

in just a few days this video is going to be 10 years old. - @Monday, May 2, 2016 2:50 AM

bigmikeyy

Best Boston crime movie EVER! - @Monday, July 20, 2015 5:23 AM

classicfilm

it's great to finally see this unfairly forgotten gem released on dvd and directed by an Englishman :) - @Saturday, March 29, 2014 6:48 PM

MrCrispian

WILL SOMEONE COMPRESS THE MOVIE AND POST IT....PLEASE.... - @Friday, August 9, 2013 6:03 PM

StabbingPrivateMellish

The biggest irony of this film is Alex Rocco was the only real gangster in this film and he outlived the rest of the principal cast. - @Monday, July 1, 2013 6:09 AM

Godzilla52

Oh, that explains why he' won two Oscars and considered a master film-maker by several critical and public associations. Thanks for clarifying :) - @Thursday, May 23, 2013 3:16 AM

SexyAlexass7

wow voice over narration gave me the chills. How about any of you? LOL in all seriousness I luv this film. Just a pitty this is released along with Nickle Ride. Meanwhile Family Honor, Family Enforcer Director's cut & Gone With The Pope aren't. Neither is Crazy Joe officially & where's the official DVD release of The Brinks Job. With Sage dying & Red Code rumoring going out of business we may never get Family Honor, Gone With The Pope or Family Enforcer directors cut. - @Friday, January 25, 2013 11:21 PM

Jack Marino

Mitch could do any accent in the world... Alex Rocco was from east cambridge. A great film - @Sunday, January 6, 2013 11:18 AM

JOHNSONBURGER

ummmmm no - @Wednesday, January 2, 2013 9:10 PM

davide chiappetta

great movie I saw as a boy, in comparison the other gangster films (leaving aside Huston or Melville .... ) seem to be made by Sister Teresa of Calcutta - @Sunday, December 23, 2012 4:49 PM

bWWd

yeah also the head on 2:42 is obviously made as a template for nuns masks in the town - @Thursday, November 15, 2012 2:54 AM

wzrdryaudiovisual

I can watch this movie over and over...gritty east coast gangster business. - @Monday, October 8, 2012 11:57 PM

Sean TankTop

Just read a great interview with Ben Affleck. Turns out he watched this flick relentlessly while making the town. It shows. - @Tuesday, October 2, 2012 6:48 AM

whothaplaya

Train by day... - @Friday, August 10, 2012 8:07 PM

Bailey- Collins

This is the film that makes me proud to be from Boston the whole cast nailed the accents, for a while i actually thought that Robert Mitchum was from Boston. - @Sunday, July 29, 2012 2:32 PM

Goddard Bolt

Everybody wants to be Eddie's friend - @Saturday, April 28, 2012 6:38 AM

projectmontego

Joe Rogan son! - @Thursday, August 11, 2011 3:16 PM

jennifersman

Robert Mitchum's last great film role, he should've gotten at least an Oscar nomination, incredibly cool film - @Tuesday, June 14, 2011 11:20 PM

jennifersman

@libertycaps666 Not neccesarily, you have Italians & Irish, it's small time crooks, excellent movie - @Tuesday, June 14, 2011 11:16 PM

digvoldon

@libertycaps666 If it's anything like the book, sort of but not really. - @Sunday, May 22, 2011 11:02 PM

Craic Fiend

this supposed to be about the irish mob yeah?? - @Friday, April 22, 2011 6:57 PM

rakehellrow

one of the great 70's crime flicks. my favourite Peter Yates movie. - @Saturday, November 20, 2010 6:14 AM

robthejones

This is nothing like the book - @Wednesday, August 18, 2010 1:44 PM

metallicakid516

Have a nice day... - @Tuesday, July 13, 2010 11:56 PM

only257

good trailer - @Thursday, June 24, 2010 8:05 PM

NYVoice

And this is Don Lafontaine on the voiceover. - @Sunday, June 20, 2010 4:26 PM

finaldraft71

A truly great crime film. - @Sunday, April 25, 2010 11:15 PM

zodiacbluesbaby

One of Mitchum's best roles, but he's almost too charismatic to play Eddie Fingers. - @Tuesday, February 23, 2010 11:34 AM

wutzernutzer

God Mitchum is brilliant in this. - @Saturday, February 6, 2010 9:24 AM

dalmain77

I saw this yesterday, cool movie. Grimy real life drama. - @Monday, December 28, 2009 8:04 AM

CesMan83

About damn time this movie is out on DVD! It's on my Netflix list for sure - @Sunday, June 7, 2009 6:28 PM

yaknbo

I saw it at the Cleveland Circle Cinema. Yikes. - @Monday, May 18, 2009 2:01 AM

Joel Spielman

GREAT NEWS!!! THANXX Paul Monash gave a lecture in Boston back in the late 80's about the movie. I have the original one sheet signed. - @Wednesday, March 11, 2009 6:04 AM

Celluloidkid

The movie will be released on DVD by the Criterion Collection on May 19, 2009...WOO HOO!!...FINALLY A DVD RELEASE - @Saturday, March 7, 2009 10:28 PM

rob9641

About the heck time! Alex Rocco is the only one left alive! - @Wednesday, November 26, 2008 2:12 AM

randomcreatureface

A stark gritty film that is so good, it is a shame it's not on DVD. - @Friday, October 24, 2008 6:38 PM

ivyblue1664

The film Quentin Tarentino wishes he could make. - @Tuesday, August 12, 2008 1:57 PM

greg6363

It's a rights issue. Hopefully, it will be resolved in the near future. - @Wednesday, July 9, 2008 6:00 AM

lewisherschell

Phenomenal film! I watch it at least once a year, but my VHS tape's wearing thin now. - @Saturday, May 24, 2008 12:43 AM

CesMan83

Cool-looking heist movie...I wonder if it's better than the similarly-themed "Charley Varrick" - @Thursday, May 22, 2008 3:40 PM

dagroundNpound

Great flick, chiefdanjugen i agree with you on why this movie was not put onto DVD I mean if they had commercials saying it is coming out on this date, they would sell so many copies, every 1 I know who has seen this loves it - @Friday, March 28, 2008 4:53 PM

QuincyDan

What I love is when some pretentious gas-bag jumps at a chance to be offensive and insulting. Verge, who is obviously an intellectual superior to all the posters here, has issued a decree. All pay heed. Unfortunately, he is also correct in that Higgins' books are incredible. Thank you, oh great Verge, for shining your great light upon our path. I bow in awe to the One who lords over us, the undeserving masses, and only visits these sites to instruct us in the One True Way. For God's sake. - @Thursday, December 20, 2007 6:27 PM

barnabus62a

One of my favorite movies. Great Boston and small time gangster flick. I taped it when it was on AMC a few years back, but I wish they would release it on DVD. - @Thursday, December 13, 2007 1:35 AM

Richard

I live in Boston this movie is legend here mitchum what a great actor - @Monday, November 12, 2007 11:58 PM

Joel Spielman

I agree!! I have the original one sheet, it's cool I read an interview that Mitchum was bragging about the high quality coke he was snorting during his partying nights while shooting the movie. - @Monday, November 6, 2006 6:10 AM

winebox

action/adventure movies of the late sixties early seventies were still made by people who could follow a plot line. also, the cinematography was still done as an artform. nothing like them, or at least few and far between now. - @Sunday, October 8, 2006 2:33 PM