The Departed (2006)

 ●  English ● 2 hrs 24 mins

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In South Boston, the state police force is waging war on Irish American organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Frank Costello. While Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan, a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the state police as an informer for the syndicate is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed by his double life, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations he has penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the mob and the police that there's a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly in danger of being caught and exposed to the enemy-and each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself. The question remains, is either willing to turn on the friends and comrades they've made during their long stints undercover? How their respective futures unfold, will depend upon the choices they make and the loyalties they decide to fulfil or betray...
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Cast: Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon

Crew: Martin Scorsese (Director), Michael Ballhaus (Director of Photography), Howard Shore (Music Director)

Rating: A (India)

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Release Dates: 06 Oct 2006 (India)

Tagline: Lies. Betrayal. Sacrifice. How far will you take it?

Did you know? While receiving the top award from the Director's Guild of America for this film, Martin Scorsese said that this "is the first movie I have ever done with a plot." Read More
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as Frank Costello
as Colin Sullivan
as Ellerby
as Police Cell Phone Tech
as Trooper Brown
as Detective #1 Tailing Queenan
as Detective #2 Tailing Queenan
as Exam Instructor
as Young Colin
as Realtor
as Trooper Barrigan
as Detective #4 Tailing Queenan
as Kneecapped Bankrobber
as Cousin Sean
as Gwen
as Translator
as Delahunt
as Dignam
as Queenan
as Mr. French
as Detective #3 Tailing Queenan
as Darlene the Secretary
as Madolyn

Direction

Director
Second Unit Director
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director

Writers

Screenplay Writer

Camera and Electrical

Director of Photography

Music

Music Director

Sound

Sound Effects Editor
Foley Editor
Sound Re-recording Mixer

Art

Set Decorator

Casting

Casting Director

Costume and Wardrobe

Costume Designer

Editorial

Makeup and Hair

Special Effects

Special Effects Coordinator

Stunts

Stunt Coordinator

Visual Effects

Visual Effects Supervisor
Visual Effects Producer
Visual Effects Coordinator
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital, DTS, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Taglines:
Lies. Betrayal. Sacrifice. How far will you take it?
Undercover
Underhanded
Unrestrained
Cops or Criminals. When you're facing a loaded gun what's the difference?
Goofs:
Audio/Video Mismatch
In a scene where Billy is arresting Colin, he says "you didn't come here to talk, you came here to get arrested" but his mouth is not moving.

Audio/Video Mismatch
When Gwen is talking on the phone, the word "hell" is obviously dubbed over the initial word "fuck."

Audio/Video Mismatch
None of the pipers are playing the bagpipe music scene "Going home" when standing at and marching off from the funeral.

Character Error
UMass Boston is mentioned as being in South Boston which is very close to South Boston, but it's actually in Columbia Point, Dorchester.

Continuity
We see Frank Costello from the back as he address young Colin in the auto shop, he has a cigarette in his mouth. In the next shot of him from the front, his cigarette is gone.
Trivia:
This film is the third time that Martin Scorsese has used The Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter" in one of his films. It also appears in Goodfellas (1990) and Casino (1995).

Martin Scorsese put the finishing touches on this film just a week before its theatrical release.

While receiving the top award from the Director's Guild of America for this film, Martin Scorsese said that this "is the first movie I have ever done with a plot."

Originally Ray Liotta was opted for the role of Dignam but had to reluctantly decline due to other commitments.

This film marks as the first teaming of Jack Nicholson and Martin Scorsese.

Martin Scorsese made this film to honor crime genre directors such as Robert Aldrich, Samuel Fuller and Don Siegel.

The real mob boss Frank Costello in real was a contemporary of Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky, in New York City.