| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (44 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.) |
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digital optical mono Dolby Digital rda |
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widescreen (1.85:1) rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD region 1 rda |
| Series |
The criterion collection ; 475 |
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Criterion collection.
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| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1, 16:9 widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital mono. |
| Language |
English audio ; English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by George V. Higgins. |
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Special features: New transfer, approved by director Peter Yates; audio commentary featuring Peter Yates; stills gallery; essays "They were expendable" by Kent Jones and "The last celluloid desperado" by Grover Lewis. |
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Videodisc release of the 1973 motion picture by Paramount Pictures Corporation. |
| Contents |
Special features: New transfer, approved by director Peter Yates -- Audio commentary featuring Peter Yates -- Stills gallery -- Booklet featuring an essay by film critic Kent Jones and Grover Lewis's 1973 Rolling Stone profile of Robert Mitchum, from on the set. |
| Credits |
Producer, Paul Monash ; director, Peter Yates ; screenplay, Paul Monash ; photography, Victor J. Kemper ; editor, Patricia Lewis Jaffe ; music, Dave Grusin. |
| Cast |
Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Alex Rocco, Steven Keats, Joe Santos, Mitchell Ryan. |
| Summary |
World-weary and living hand to mouth, small-time gunrunner Eddie 'Fingers' Coyle (Mitchum) works on the sidelines of the seedy Boston underworld. But when he finds himself facing a second stretch of hard time, he's forced to weigh loyalty to his criminal colleagues against snitching to stay free. |
| Subject |
Criminals -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Illegal arms transfers -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Criminal law -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Criminal behavior -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Loyalty -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVD-Video discs.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures) -- Videodiscs.
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Crime films -- Videodiscs.
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Film adaptations -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Crime films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Yates, Peter, 1929-2011, film director.
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Mitchum, Robert, actor.
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Boyle, Peter, 1935-2006, actor.
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Jordan, Richard, 1937-1993, actor.
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Rocco, Alex, 1936-2015, actor.
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| Standard No. |
715515044813 |
| Music No. |
CC1803D Criterion Collection |
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