DVD
The friends of Eddie Coyle
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Widescreen version.
Languages
In English, with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Performers
Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Alex Rocco, Steven Keats, Joe Santos, Mitchell Ryan.
Publication Information
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2009]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (44 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm)
Audience
MPAA rating: R.
Summary
World-weary and living hand-to-mouth, Coyle works on the sidelines of the seedy Boston underworld just to make ends meet. 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.
Notes
Based on the novel by George V. Higgins.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1973.
"New, restored high-definition digital transfer"--Container.
Special features include: audio commentary featuring Peter Yates; stills gallery; essays "They were expendable" by Kent Jones and "The last celluloid desperado" by Grover Lewis.