Top billed cast

1. 

   Robert Mitchum

   Eddie 'Fingers' Coyle

2. 

   Peter Boyle

   Dillon

3. 

   Richard Jordan

   Dave Foley

4. 

   Steven Keats

   Jackie Brown

5. 

   Alex Rocco

   Jimmy Scalise

6. 

   Joe Santos

   Artie 'Van' Valentropo

7. 

   Mitchell Ryan

   Waters

8. 

   Peter MacLean

   Mr. Partridge

9. 

   Kevin O'Morrison

   Bank manager

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2016-02-25

Everybody oughta listen to his mother.

Boston criminal Eddie 'Fingers' Coyle (Robert Mitchum) is in the mire, the cops have him bang to rights and he's facing a long stretch in the big house. However, if he turns informant he will keep out of poky...

For far too long this film had been stuck hidden away in pirate hell, thankfully it finally saw the light of day and can be seen for all its glory. Peter Yates directs and Paul Monash adapts the screenplay from the George V. Higgins novel. Supporting Mitchum are Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Steven Keats and Alex Rocco. Music is by Dave Grus...read the rest

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11. The Beekeeper72%
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• based on novel or book
• boston, massachusetts
• gangster
• fbi
• boston garden
• informant
• new england