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Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster (2011)

Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster (2011)

Drama Crime History

Gangster. Media darling. Model citizen.

Release Date: 2011, September 10
Directors: Nathan Morlando
Countries: Canada, Mexico
Production: IFC FIlms, Myriad Pictures
Cast: Mark Fisher, Kevin Durand, Melanie Scrofano, Brian Cox, Daniel Kash, Brendan Fletcher, Kelly Reilly, Joris Jarsky, William Mapother, Craig Snoyer, Joseph Cross, Scott Speedman

Overview:

Based on a real WWII vet and family man turned bank robber. Disillusioned by his post war circumstances, Eddie Boyd is torn between the need to provide for his young family and an unfulfilled dream to head to Hollywood to become a star. He discovers a way to do both, robbing banks Hollywood style, but his dream leads him down a path of danger and tragedy.

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