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Tough Guys: Robert Mitchum in The Friends of Eddie Coyle

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on BBC Two England

continues a season starring the movie heroes. Tonight with Peter Boyle
Ageing hoodlum, Eddie Coyle , facing a new term in prison, agrees to act as an informant to
Treasury officials, hoping for a lighter sentence. Eddie gradually becomes more and more involved with the police, finally betraying
Scalise, the gang leader, with deadly consequences.
Screenplay by PAUL MONASH , based on the novel by GEORGE V. HIGGINS Produced by PAUL MONASH Directed by PETER YATES
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Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Boyle
Unknown:
Eddie Coyle
Play By:
Paul Monash
Novel By:
George V. Higgins
Produced By:
Paul Monash
Directed By:
Peter Yates
Eddie Coyle:
Robert Mitchum
Dillon:
Peter Boyle
Dave Foley:
Richard Jordan
Jackie:
Steven Keats
Scalise:
Alex Rocco
Artie Van:
Joe Santos
Waters:
Mitchell Ryan
Partridge:
Peter MacLean
Source: Radio Times

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