The Departed
Two moles, one Boston mob and the film that won Scorsese his Oscar.
The Departed is a 2006 crime thriller directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. A remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs, it also draws loosely on real figures such as the Winter Hill Gang, the corrupt FBI agent John Connolly and the crime boss Whitey Bulger.
In South Boston, mob boss Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson) plants Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) inside the Massachusetts State Police, while the police send undercover trooper Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) into Costello's crew.
Quick Facts
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Screenplay
- William Monahan
- Based on
- Infernal Affairs
- Alan Mak
- Felix Chong
- Producer
- Brad Pitt
- Brad Grey
- Graham King
- Starring
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Matt Damon
- Jack Nicholson
- Mark Wahlberg
- Martin Sheen
- Ray Winstone
- Vera Farmiga
- Alec Baldwin
- Editing
- Thelma Schoonmaker
- Cinematography
- Michael Ballhaus
- Music
- Howard Shore
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Background
Warner Bros. released the film on 6 October 2006 after a premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre. It grossed $291.5 million on a $90 million budget. At the 79th Academy Awards it won Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing for Thelma Schoonmaker, and Best Director, the only personal Oscar Scorsese has won.
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