The Departed Movie

New York, USA; Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Who's Involved:

Leonardo DiCaprio, William Monahan, Mark Wahlberg, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson, Jack Nicholson, Roy Lee, Martin Sheen, Graham King, Gerard McSorley, Matt Damon, Alec Baldwin, James Badge Dale, Martin Scorsese, Ray Winstone, Doug Davison, David O'Hara, G. Mac Brown, Kristen Dalton

R   RESTRICTED MPA
strong brutal violence, pervasive language, some strong sexual content and drug material
Runtime: N/A
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

"The Departed" is set in South Boston, where the state police force is waging war on organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Costello (Jack Nicholson). While Billy is quickly gaining Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department 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 gangsters 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.


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Who stars in The Departed: Cast List


Killers of the Flower Moon, Titanic - 25 Year Anniversary  


IF, Oppenheimer  


Stuck on You, Anger Management  


Arthur The King, Transformers 4: Age of Extinction  


The Boxcar Children - Surprise Island, The Way: Chapter 2  


Damsel, A Bit of Light  


Ezra, The Judge  


Scream 4, Kangaroo Jack 2: Jack is Back  


Aloha, It's Complicated  


Veronica Guerin  


Tristan + Isolde, Stand Off  


Only the Brave, World War Z  

Who's making The Departed: Crew List

A look at the The Departed behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Martin Scorsese last directed Killers of the Flower Moon and Rolling Thunder. The film's writer William Monahan last wrote Marlowe and The Tender Bar.

Screenwriter

William Monahan

Producer

Graham King

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Production: What we know about The Departed?

Filming Timeline

  1. 2004 - December: The film was set to Completed  status.

The Departed Release Date: When was the film released?


The Departed was a release in 2006 on Friday, October 6, 2006. There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including Little Children, Employee of the Month and Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.

The Departed DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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The Departed was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 .

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