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The friends of Eddie Coyle / a Peter Yates film ; Paramount Pictures Corporation ; a Paul Monash production ; screenplay, Paul Monash ; produced by Paul Monash ; directed by Peter Yates.

Format Video (DVD), Book, and Electronic
Edition[Special ed.], widescreen.
Publication Info[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2009]
Description1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (44 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm)
Subject(s)
DVD-Video discs.
Criminals--Massachusetts --Boston --Drama.
Illegal arms transfers--Massachusetts --Boston --Drama.
Criminal law--Massachusetts --Boston --Drama.
Criminal behavior--Massachusetts --Boston --Drama.
Loyalty--Drama.
Other author/creatorMonash, Paul, 1917-2003.
Other author/creatorYates, Peter, 1929-2011.
Other author/creatorMitchum, Robert.
Other author/creatorBoyle, Peter, 1935-2006.
Other author/creatorJordan, Richard, 1937-1993.
Other author/creatorRocco, Alex, 1936-2015
Other author/creatorKeats, Steven, 1945-1994.
Other author/creatorSantos, Joe.
Other author/creatorRyan, Mitchell.
Other author/creatorJones, Kent, 1964-
Other author/creatorLewis, Grover.
Other author/creatorGrusin, Dave.
Other author/creatorHiggins, George V., 1939-1999.
Other author/creatorParamount Pictures Corporation.
Other author/creatorCriterion Collection (Firm)
Series The Criterion collection ; 475
Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 475. ^A506835
Abstract 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.
General noteMPAA rating: R.
General noteBased on the novel by George V. Higgins.
General noteVideodisc release of the 1973 motion picture by Paramount Pictures Corporation.
General noteSpecial features: New transfer, approved by director Peter Yates; audio commentary featuring Peter Yates; stills gallery; booklet with essays "They were expendable" by Kent Jones and "The last celluloid desperado" by Grover Lewis.
CreditsDirector of photography, Victor J. Kemper ; editor, Patricia Lewis Jaffe ; music, Dave Grusin.
Cast Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Alex Rocco, Steven Keats, Joe Santos, Mitchell Ryan.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageOptional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Genre/formThrillers (Motion pictures)
Genre/formCrime films.
Genre/formFilm adaptations.
Genre/formVideo recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre/formFeature films.
Genre/formFiction films.
ISBN9781604651430
ISBN1604651431
UPC 715515044813
Publisher numberCC1803D Criterion Collection
Stock numberMidwest Tape http://www.midwesttapes.com

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