“It’s a grubby, violent, dangerous world. But it’s the only world they know. And they’re the only friends Eddie has.”
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
7.2
207 votes·1973
·1h 42m
·MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Overview
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.
Keywords
based on novel or bookboston, massachusettsgangsterfbiboston gardeninformantnew england
Cast
Robert Mitchum
Eddie 'Fingers' Coyle
Peter Boyle
Dillon
Richard Jordan
Dave Foley
Steven Keats
Jackie Brown
Alex Rocco
Jimmy Scalise
Joe Santos
Artie 'Van' Valentropo
Mitchell Ryan
Waters
Peter MacLean
Mr. Partridge
Kevin O'Morrison
Bank manager
Marvin Lichterman
Vernon
Carolyn Pickman
Nancy
James Tolkan
The Man's Contact Man
Margaret Ladd
Andrea
Matthew Cowles
Pete
Helena Carroll
Sheila Coyle
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