The Departed
Brief Synopsis
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In South Boston the state police force is waging war on organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate that is run by gangland chief Costello. While Billy is quickly gaining Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan, 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.
Cast & Crew
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Martin Scorsese
Director
Leonardo Dicaprio
Matt Damon
Jack Nicholson
Mark Wahlberg
Martin Sheen
Film Details
Also Known As
Departed, Infernal Affairs, infiltrés
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
2006
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Quincy, Massachusetts, USA; New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 30m
Synopsis
In South Boston the state police force is waging war on organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate that is run by gangland chief Costello. While Billy is quickly gaining Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan, 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.
Director
Martin Scorsese
Director
Cast
Leonardo Dicaprio
Matt Damon
Jack Nicholson
Mark Wahlberg
Martin Sheen
Tracey Paleo
Shay Duffin
Anthony Anderson
Kristen Dalton
Billy Smith
Daniel F Risteen
Marc Ribot
Performer
John Farrer
Paul Richards
Lead Man
John J Polce
Conor Donovan
Michael Byron
Vera Farmiga
David Fischer
Denece Ryland
Joseph Reidy
David O'hara
Peg Holzemer
Mark Philip Patrick
Terry Serpico
Chris Fischer
Douglas Crosby
Larry Mitchell
Brian Haley
J. C. Mackenzie
William Severs
Ken Stoddard
Nellie Sciutto
Tony M Yee
Patrick Coppola
Robert Wahlberg
Lyman Chen
John Cenatiempo
Armen Garo
John Rue
Victor Chan
Craig Castaldo
Audrie Neenan
Andrew Breving
Tom Duffy
Jill Brown
Dick Hughes
James Badge Dale
Alec Baldwin
Amanda Lynch
Sarah Fearon
Mick O'rourke
Peter Crafts
Francis P Hughes
Paddy Curran
Chris Vogt
Lead Man
Jeff Winter
Jay Giannone
Emma Tillinger
Bo Cleary
Tom Kemp
Paris Karounos
Anthony Estrella
John Mcconnell
Henry Yuk
Sallie Toussaint
Sharon Isbin
Performer
Ray Winstone
Kevin P Mccarthy
Deborah Carlson
Brian Smyj
Dorothy Lyman
Joseph Riccobene
Dennis Lynch
Walter Wong
Larry Saltzman
Performer
Frank Mallicoat
Zachary Pauliks
Robert Chan
Paula Demers
Johnny Cicco
Kevin Corrigan
Billy Lee
Mark Rolston
David P Conley
Mary Klug
Peter Welch
Francesca Scorsese
Gurdeep Singh
Chance Kelly
G E Smith
Performer
David Weinman
Lead Man
Crew
G. A. Aguilar
Stunt Coordinator
G. A. Aguilar
Unit Director
Michael Aguilar
Coproducer
Joseph S Alfieri
Construction Coordinator
Wayne Allen
Costumer
Sebastian Almeida
Camera Assistant
Tandyn Almer
Song
Ron Ames
Visual Effects Producer
Ron Ames
Assistant Director
Michael Arthur
Stunts
Chet Badalato
Assistant
Jamie Baker
Foley Editor
Lavern Baker
Song Performer
Michael Ballhaus
Director Of Photography
Tamara Bally
Production Accountant
Chris Barnes
Stunts
Alexander Barr
Song
Ron Barr
Film Lab
Allison Barton
Best Boy Grip
Bobby Beckles
Stunts
Angela Bellisio
Camera Assistant
Carlos Bermudez
Chief Lighting Technician
Chrissie Beveridge
Makeup
Kathryn Blondell
Hair Stylist
Jim Boniece
Key Rigging Grip
Eric Borja
Office Production Assistant
Marianne Bower
Researcher
Bob Braun
Set Designer
Scott Brock
Assistant Editor
G Mac Brown
Executive Producer
Kayce Brown
Assistant
Jim Bruening
Score Recording
Roy Buchanan
Song Performer
Robert Buckman
Transportation Co-Captain
Jamie Buckner
Office Production Assistant
Wilfred Caban
Special Effects
John Caglione Jr.
Makeup Artist
Carmen Campolo
Special Effects
Teresa Carriker-thayer
Art Director
Kenneth Casey
Song
Kam Chan
Foley Editor
Felix Chong
Source Material
Patsy Cline
Song Performer
Bob Colletti
Stunts
George Colucci
Stunts
Daniel B Cone
Assistant
Marko Constanzo
Foley Artist
Andrew Cooper
Photography
Blaise Corrigan
Stunts
Elizabeth Cotnoir
Music Coordinator
Ralph Crowley
Chief Lighting Technician
Joe Cuba
Song Performer
Joe Cuba
Song
Carol Cuddy
Unit Production Manager
Treeve Currie
Office Production Assistant
David Davenport
Costume Supervisor
Timothy Davies
Best Boy Grip
Doug Davison
Executive Producer
Andrew J. Day
Chief Lighting Technician
Jerry Decarlo
Hair Stylist
Michelle M Deforest
Set Production Assistant
Joseph M Deluca
On-Set Dresser
Patricia Kerrigan Dicerto
Casting Associate
Gaetano Donizetti
Music
Billy Dowd
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Thomas P Duffy
Consultant
Jennifer Dunnington
Music Editor
Antonin Dvorak
Music
Abby Eon
Assistant
Jane Fagan
Assistant
Michael James Faradie
Stunts
Joe Farulla
Makeup Artist
Chris Fielder
Assistant Sound Editor
Tass Filipos
Music Editor
David Fischer
Assistant
Mark Fitzgerald
Assistant Location Manager
Tom Fleischman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
James P Flynn
Transportation Captain
Frank Foley
Craft Service
Alan Frey
Music Coordinator
Lauren Gale
Craft Service
Tim Gallin
Stunts
Eugene Gearty
Sound Effects Editor
Eugene Gearty
Supervising Sound Editor
Kay Georgiou
Hair Stylist
Michael Germain
Makeup
Adam Gerstel
Visual Effects
Don Gibson
Song
Jeffrey Lee Gibson
Stunts
Tanner Gill
Stunts
David Gilmour
Song
Ann Gray
Post-Production Coordinator
Anthony Greco
On-Set Dresser
Rhonney Greene
Costumer
Brad Grey
Producer
Robert Griffon
Property Master
Sian Grigg
Makeup
Charles Grubbs
Rigging Gaffer
Carlos Guerra
Camera Assistant
Woody Guthrie
Song
Mark Hagerman
Production Coordinator
Kristin Hahn
Executive Producer
Peter Ham
Song
Lauren Hayward
Stunts
Cort Hessler Iii
Stunts
Joel R Hirsch
Assistant Editor
Tim Hirten
Consultant
Daniel Charles Hoffman
Assistant Editor
Debbie Holbrook
Costumer
Sydney Huynh
Production Secretary
Michael Hyde
Transportation Captain
Douglas Ingle
Song
O'kelley Isley
Song
Ronald Isley
Song
Rudolph Isley
Song
Margaret Jacobs
Production Coordinator
Mick Jagger
Song
Elmore James
Song
Meg Montagnino Jarrett
Production Coordinator
Nils Johnson
Video Playback
Nina Johnston
Costumer
Nasir Jones
Song Performer
Nasir Jones
Song
Derrick Kardos
Graphic Designer
Matthew Kelly
Song
Paula Kelly
Makeup Artist
Sean Kelly
Stunts
Ray Kennedy
Song
Parrish Kensington
Costumer
Brian Kenyon
Assistant Director
Frank Kern
Foley
Graham King
Producer
Sean King
Assistant
Steve Kirshoff
Special Effects Coordinator
Morgan Kling
Assistant
Erik Knight
Art Department Coordinator
Marion Kolsby
Assistant Art Director
Michael Kriston
Hair Stylist
Greg Laporta
Music Arranger
Thomas F Lappin
Camera Operator
Amy Lauritsen
Assistant Director
Kristina Lee
Office Production Assistant
Roy Lee
Executive Producer
Robert Legato
Unit Director
Robert Legato
Visual Effects Supervisor
Margaret Leigh Palmer
Costumer
John Lennon
Song
John Lennon
Song Performer
Paul A Levin
Post-Production Supervisor
Ellen Lewis
Casting Director
Eric Lewsen
On-Set Dresser
Debora Lilavois
Assistant Sound Editor
Mitch Lillian
Key Grip
Marissa Littlefield
Adr Supervisor
Cookie Lopez
Wardrobe
Nicholas Lundy
Art Director
James Lynch
Song
Bruce Maccallum
Camera Operator
Kevin Mahon
On-Set Dresser
Alan Mak
Source Material
Lawrence Manchester
Music Scoring Mixer
Lawrence Manchester
Score Recording
Brian R Mannain
On-Set Dresser
Paul Michael Marini
Stunts
Charlie Marroquin
Best Boy Grip
Rick Marroquin
Dolly Grip
Robert Martini
Transportation Coordinator
Gary Martone
Key Grip
Matthew Mason
Assistant
Jay Mccarey
Stunts
John Mcdonnell
Assistant Property Master
Michael A Mcfadden
Rigging Grip
Ian Mclaughlin
Stunts
Danny Michael
Sound Mixer
William Monahan
Screenplay
Tim Monich
Dialect Coach
Jennifer M Moore
Costumer
Van Morrison
Song Performer
Donald J. Mowat
Makeup
Lyvan Munlyn
Scenic Artist
Stephen Nakamura
Colorist
Gianni Nunnari
Executive Producer
Colin O'hara
Assistant
Denis O'sullivan
Assistant
Steven Oare
Assistant Production Coordinator
Steven Oppenheim
Set Production Assistant
Freida Orange
Assistant
Marc Orrell
Song
Lisa Padovani
Assistant Costume Designer
Janet Paparazzo
Stunts
Van Dyke Parks
Song
Katrina Parsons
Production Secretary
Maria Paseka
Craft Service
Ben Pedersen
Music Editor
Dawn Perlin
Assistant
Carolyn Pickman
Casting
Pee Wee Piemonte
Stunts
Martha Pinson
Script Supervisor
Brad Pitt
Producer
Luke Poling
Office Production Assistant
Film Details
Also Known As
Departed, Infernal Affairs, infiltrés
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
2006
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Quincy, Massachusetts, USA; New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 30m
Award Wins
Best Adapted Screenplay
2006
Best Adapted Screenplay
2007
William Monahan
Best Director
2006
Martin Scorsese
Best Director
2007
Martin Scorsese
Best Editing
2006
Best Picture
2006
Best Picture
2007
Graham King
Award Nominations
Best Supporting Actor
2006
Mark Wahlberg
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall October 6, 2006
Released in United States on Video February 13, 2007
Released in United States October 2006
Shown at Rome Film Festival (Special Event) October 13-21, 2006.
Warner Bros. Pictures reportedly paid $1.75 million for the remake rights to the film.
Released in United States Fall October 6, 2006
Released in United States on Video February 13, 2007
Released in United States October 2006 (Shown at Rome Film Festival (Special Event) October 13-21, 2006.)
Project is the English language remake of the Hong Kong film "Infernal Affairs" (Hong Kong/2002) directed by "Andrew" Wai Keung Lau and Alan Mak.
