Saturday, September 13, 2014

# 46 The Departed (2006)

The Departed is a 2006 American crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. It is a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, and Mark Wahlberg, with Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson, and Alec Baldwin in supporting roles.
It won several awards, including four Oscars at the 79th Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director (Scorsese), Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film Editing. Wahlberg was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.

The film takes place in Boston. Irish Mob boss Francis "Frank" Costello plants Colin Sullivan as a mole within the Massachusetts State Police; the two characters are loosely based on famous gangster Whitey Bulger and corrupt FBIagent John Connolly, who grew up with Bulger. Simultaneously, the police assign undercover trooper William "Billy" Costigan to infiltrate Costello's crew. When both sides realize the situation, each man attempts to discover the other's true identity before his own cover is blown.

Directed byMartin Scorsese
Produced by
  • Brad Pitt
  • Brad Grey
  • Graham King
Screenplay byWilliam Monahan
Based onInfernal Affairs
by Alan Mak
Felix Chong
Starring
  • Leonardo DiCaprio
  • Matt Damon
  • Jack Nicholson
  • Mark Wahlberg
  • Martin Sheen
  • Ray Winstone
  • Vera Farmiga
  • Alec Baldwin
Music byHoward Shore
CinematographyMichael Ballhaus
Edited byThelma Schoonmaker
Production
company
  • Warner Bros.
  • Plan B Entertainment
  • Initial Entertainment Group
  • Vertigo Entertainment
  • Media Asia Films
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
  • September 26, 2006(New York City premiere)
  • October 6, 2006(United States)
Running time151 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$90 million
Box office$289,847,354

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