The Friends of Eddie Coyle
About The Friends of Eddie Coyle
An aging hood is about to go back to prison. Hoping to escape his fate, he supplies information on stolen guns to the feds, while simultaneously supplying arms to his bank robbing chums.
Peter Yates's The Friends of Eddie Coyle is a 1973 crime thriller film. Released in June 1973, it runs 102 minutes.
Its themes are new england, informant, boston garden, and gangster. The story is adapted from a novel.
Robert Mitchum appears as Eddie 'Fingers' Coyle, Peter Boyle as Dillon, Richard Jordan as Dave Foley, and Steven Keats as Jackie Brown. The screenplay is by Paul Monash.
Black Mass, The Town, and Eileen make useful companions to The Friends of Eddie Coyle, all filed under FBI. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 223 votes and it carries a R rating.