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Friends Of Eddie Coyle, The
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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It's a grubby, violent, dangerous worId. But it's the onIy worId they know. And they're the onIy friends Eddie has...
SYNOPSlS:
Peter Yates, the Oscar-nominated director of riveting crime classics Robbery and BuIIitt, teamed up with the incomparable Robert Mitchum for an unforgettable excursion into Boston's criminaI underworld.
Based on the acclaimed noveI by George V. Higgins, The Friends of Eddie Coyle foIlows an ageing gunrunner's troubIes at the peripheries of the locaI mob once he finds his options spIit disastrousIy between the threat of a fresh prison sentence or police cooperation.
One of the best, most unexpected gangster fiIms of the 1970s, The Friends of Eddie Coyle is a gripping tale of Iow-lives and Ioyalties, presented with the director's trademark authenticity and naturalism, and an extraordinary array of performances, Ied 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 monauraI sound on the Blu-ray A new video appreciation of the fiIm by critic GIenn Kenny A 1996 career-spanning on-stage interview with Peter Yates hosted by critic Derek MaIcoIm EngIish 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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