THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE (Masters of Cinema) BLU-RAY

It's a grubby, violent, dangerous world. But it's the only world they know. And they're the only friends Eddie has...

SYNOPSIS:

Peter Yates, the Oscar-nominated director of riveting crime classics Robbery and Bullitt, teamed up with the incomparable Robert Mitchum for an unforgettable excursion into Boston's criminal underworld.

Based on the acclaimed novel by George V. Higgins, The Friends of Eddie Coyle follows an ageing gunrunner's troubles at the peripheries of the local mob once he finds his options split disastrously between the threat of a fresh prison sentence or police cooperation.

One of the best, most unexpected gangster films of the 1970s, The Friends of Eddie Coyle is a gripping tale of low-lives and loyalties, presented with the director's trademark authenticity and naturalism, and an extraordinary array of performances, led 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 Blu Ray edition.

BLU RAY FEATURES:

• Restored, high-definition digital transfer
• Uncompressed monaural sound
• A new video appreciation of the film by critic Glenn Kenny
• A 1996 career-spanning on-stage interview with Peter Yates hosted by critic Derek Malcolm
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Reviews

''Robert Mitchum has perhaps never been better ★★★★ '' --Roger Ebert

''a good, tough, unsentimental movie'' --New York Times