The Departed

The Departed is a 2006 crime thriller movie. It is directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. The movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson and Alec Baldwin. It was very successful, getting positive reviews and $291.5 million in the box office as well as winning four Academy Awards. It is a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong movie Infernal Affairs.

The Departed
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Directed by	Martin Scorsese
Screenplay by	William Monahan
Based on	Infernal Affairs by Alan Mak Felix Chong
Produced by	Brad Pitt Brad Grey Graham King
Starring	Leonardo DiCaprio Matt Damon Jack Nicholson Mark Wahlberg Martin Sheen Ray Winstone Vera Farmiga Alec Baldwin
Cinematography	Michael Ballhaus
Edited by	Thelma Schoonmaker
Music by	Howard Shore
Production companies	Plan B Entertainment Vertigo Entertainment Media Asia Films
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures[1] (North America and select international territories) Media Asia Distribution[2] (Hong Kong) Initial Entertainment Group (Select overseas territories)
Release dates	September 26, 2006 (2006-09-26) (Ziegfeld Theatre) October 6, 2006 (2006-10-06) (United States)
Running time	151 minutes[2]
Countries	United States Hong Kong[1]
Language	English
Budget	$90 million[2]
Box office	$291.5 million[2]

The movie is set in Boston, Massachusetts. Irish Mob boss Francis "Frank" Costello (Jack Nicholson) plants Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) as a mole within the police force. At the same time, the police get William "Billy" Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) to gain access into Costello's crew. This leads to Sullivan and Costigan each trying to find the other's identity before his own cover is blown.

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1. 1 2 "The Departed". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
2. 1 2 3 4 "The Departed (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 11, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2011.