Friends Of Eddie Coyle R

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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Format:  Blu-ray  (2 Discs)
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  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Rated: R
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 42 minutes
  • Encoding: Region A
  • Released: June 26, 1973
  • Originally Released: 1973
  • Label: Eureka Entertainment Ltd

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 1,411
The cast lend the film an authority that Yates' curiously pedestrian approach fails to provide. Full Review
Time Out
Jan 26, 2006
A good, tough, unsentimental movie about the last days of a small-time Boston hood. Full Review
New York Times
May 9, 2005
Rating: 4/5 -- In a quality cast, Peter Boyle stands out as the hitman and so-called "friend" who's given the job of eliminating Mitchum. Full Review
Radio Times
Aug 14, 2017
Rating: 3/5 -- Chilling gangster melodrama. Full Review
Sky Cinema
Aug 14, 2017
Director Peter Yates' backdrops of the working-class outskirts of Boston during the shabbiest part of the 1970s are unparalleled. Full Review
Pacific Sun (San Rafael, CA)
Jan 2, 2018
Rating: 3.5/5 -- A bit gruesome, but potent viewing nonetheless. Full Review
TV Guide
Aug 14, 2017
The best Boston movie evah. Full Review
The ARTery
Aug 5, 2017

Product Description:

It's a grubby, violent, dangerous world. But it's the only world they know. And they're the only friends Eddie has... SYNOPSIS: Peter Yates, the Oscar-nominated director of riveting crime classics Robbery and Bullitt, teamed up with the incomparable Robert Mitchum for an unforgettable excursion into Boston's criminal underworld. Based on the acclaimed novel by George V. Higgins, The Friends of Eddie Coyle follows an ageing gunrunner's troubles at the peripheries of the local mob once he finds his options split disastrously between the threat of a fresh prison sentence or police cooperation. One of the best, most unexpected gangster films of the 1970s, The Friends of Eddie Coyle is a gripping tale of low-lives and loyalties, presented with the director's trademark authenticity and naturalism, and an extraordinary array of performances, led by a never-better Mitchum. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present this masterpiece for the first time on home video in the UK in a Dual-Format special edition. SPECIAL FEATURES including: Restored, high-definition digital transferUncompressed monaural sound on the Blu-ray A new video appreciation of the film by critic Glenn Kenny A 1996 career-spanning on-stage interview with Peter Yates hosted by critic Derek Malcolm English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing 44-PAGE BOOKLET featuring a new essay on the film by critic Mike Sutton; an extensive interview with Yates, and archival images
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