The friends of Eddie Coyle
(DVD)
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Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2009].
Format
DVD
Edition
[Special ed.], widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (44 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm).
Status
Main Library - Media
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Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2009].
Edition
[Special ed.], widescreen.
Language
English
UPC
715515044813
Notes
General Note
MPAA rating: R.
General Note
Based on the novel by George V. Higgins.
General Note
Videodisc release of the 1973 motion picture by Paramount Pictures Corporation.
General Note
Special features: New transfer, approved by director Peter Yates; audio commentary featuring Peter Yates; stills gallery; and booklet with essays "They were expendable" by film critic Kent Jones and the 1973 Rolling Stone profile of Robert Mitchum entitled "The last celluloid desperado" by Grover Lewis.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Victor J. Kemper ; editor, Patricia Lewis Jaffe ; music, Dave Grusin.
Participants/Performers
Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Alex Rocco, Steven Keats, Joe Santos, Mitchell Ryan.
Description
World-weary and living hand to mouth, small-time gunrunner Eddie 'Fingers' Coyle (Mitchum) works on the sidelines of the seedy Boston underworld. 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.
System Details
DVD, region 1, NTSC; 1.85:1 aspect ratio (enhanced for 16x9 widescreen TVs); monaural.
Language
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Crime films.
Criminal behavior -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Drama.
Criminal law -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Drama.
Criminals -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Drama.
Drama.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Higgins, George V., -- 1939-1999 -- Film adaptations.
Illegal arms transfers -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Drama.
Loyalty -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Criminal behavior -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Drama.
Criminal law -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Drama.
Criminals -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Drama.
Drama.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Higgins, George V., -- 1939-1999 -- Film adaptations.
Illegal arms transfers -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Drama.
Loyalty -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Subjects