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The Departed (2006)

R 151 min  -  Crime | Drama | Mystery  -   6 October 2006 (USA)
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Two men from opposite sides of the law are undercover within the Massachusetts State Police and the Irish mafia, but violence and bloodshed boil when discoveries are made, and the moles are dispatched to find out their enemy's identities.

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writers:

William Monahan (screenplay), Alan Mak (2002 screenplay Mou gaan dou), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leonardo DiCaprio ...
Matt Damon ...
Jack Nicholson ...
Mark Wahlberg ...
Martin Sheen ...
Ray Winstone ...
Vera Farmiga ...
Anthony Anderson ...
Alec Baldwin ...
Kevin Corrigan ...
James Badge Dale ...
David O'Hara ...
Fitzy (as David Patrick O'Hara)
Mark Rolston ...
Robert Wahlberg ...
Lazio - FBI
Kristen Dalton ...
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Storyline

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. But is either willing to turn on the friends and comrades they've made during their long stints undercover? Written by Anonymous  

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Plot Keywords:

Police | Undercover | State Police | Criminal | Irish Mafia  | See more »

Taglines:

Lies. Betrayal. Sacrifice. How far will you take it? See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong brutal violence, pervasive language, some strong sexual content and drug material See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA | Hong Kong

Language:

English | Cantonese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Los infiltrados See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$26,887,467 (USA) (8 October 2006) (3017 Screens)

Gross:

$289,800,000 (Worldwide)
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | SDDS  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The "MASS Processor Company's" microprocessor shown in the movie is really an ST Microelectronics' ST9F150JDV1QC micro-controller, released in 2003 and intended for applications such as MP3 players, GPS devices, and car radios. It went for around $7 at the time it was released (in the movie it is stated they go for $100,000 each). The microprocessor has an internal clock frequency of 24 Megahertz and 100 pins and can address up to 4 Megabytes of memory. A typical Intel Core 2 Duo microprocessor, released in 2006 (the same year as The Departed) for use in desktop computers, runs at 1400 Megahertz or higher frequencies, has 775 pins, and can address up to 4000 Megabytes. See more »

Goofs

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Colin is playing rugby near the start of the film he is playing the position of flanker, but he is wearing the no. 10 shirt, which is the position of fly half. However, some of the players have the same numbers (blue team has 2 number 5s), are out of position (like a 5 and 8 on the flanker spot), both teams have players wearing jerseys in completely unrelated colors (red team has a guy in white) and half of the players are wearing jerseys without numbers on them. Apparently, they didn't care what jerseys they wore. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Frank Costello: I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me. Years ago we had the church. That was only a way of saying - we had each other. The Knights of Columbus were real head-breakers; true guineas. They took over their piece of the city. Twenty years after an Irishman couldn't get a fucking job, we had the presidency. May he rest in peace. That's what the niggers don't realize. If I got one thing against the black chappies, it's this - no one gives it to you. You have to take it.
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Crazy Credits

The title doesn't appear on screen until nearly 20 minutes into the movie. See more »

Connections

Featured in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.103" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Thief's Theme"
(2004)
Written by Salaam Remi, Doug Ingle (as Douglas Ingle) and Nas (as Nasir Jones)
Performed by Nas
Courtesy of Sony Urban Music / Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Contains a sample of "In A Gadda Da Vida" (1968)
Performed by Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band
Courtesy of Phoenix Audio See more »