The Friends of Eddie Coyle is a 1973 American neo-noir [1] crime drama film directed by Peter Yates, adapted by Paul Monash (who also produced) from the 1970 novel by George V. Higgins. It …

The Friends of Eddie Coyle: Directed by Peter Yates. With Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Steven Keats. After his last crime has him looking at a long prison sentence for repeat …

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Someone remarks of Eddie, about halfway through “The Friends of Eddie Coyle,” that for a two-bit hood, he has fingers in a lot of pies. Too many, as it turns out. Without ever rising to the top, Eddie …

Published in January 1973, George V. Higgins’ crime novel The Friends of Eddie Coyle was well received by critics and the public, featuring a story of the Boston criminal milieu and its detailed …

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In one of the best performances of his legendary career, Robert Mitchum plays small-time gunrunner Eddie “Fingers” Coyle in an adaptation by Peter Yates of George V. Higgins’s acclaimed novel The …

A weapons dealer is forced to make a deal with the government to become an informant on his crime family bosses in this classic crime drama starring Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle and Richard Jordan.

Jan 17, 2026 · Eddie “Fingers” Coyle (Robert Mitchum) is a small-time gunrunner working for various Boston mobsters. His nickname comes from a job gone wrong—he smashed his fingers in a drawer …

Based on the best-selling novel by George V. Higgins, The Friends of Eddie Coyle chronicles the last days of a weary Boston-based weapons dealer. Eddie Coyle (Robert Mitchum) doesn't want to …