The Departed [WS]

Overview

Legendary director Martin Scorsese takes the helm for this tale of questionable loyalties and blurring identities set in the South Boston organized crime scene and inspired by the wildly popular 2002 Hong Kong crime film Infernal Affairs. As the police force attempts to reign in the increasingly powerful Irish mafia, authorities are faced with the prospect of sending in an undercover agent or seeing their already frail grip on the criminal underworld slip even further. Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a young cop looking to make a name for himself in the world of law enforcement. Collin Sullivan (Matt Damon) is a street-smart criminal who has successfully infiltrated the police department with the sole intention of reporting their every move to ruthless syndicate head Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). When Costigan is assigned the task of working his way into Costello's tightly guarded inner circle, Sullivan is faced with the responsibility of rooting out the informer before things get out of hand. With the stakes constantly rising and time quickly running out for the undercover cop and his criminal counterpart, each man must work feverishly to reveal his counterpart before his identity is exposed by the other. Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin, and Ray Winstone co-star, and writer William Monahan adapts a screenplay originally penned by Alan Mak and Felix Chong.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/13/2007
UPC:	0012569736740
Original Release:	2006
Rating:	R
Source:	Warner Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:31:00
Sales rank:	67,602

Special Features

Theatrical trailer; Languages & subtitles: English, Français (Dubbed in Quebec) & Español (Feature film only)

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Leonardo DiCaprio	Billy
Matt Damon	Colin
Jack Nicholson	Costello
Mark Wahlberg	Dignam,Lazio
Martin Sheen	Queenan
Ray Winstone	Mr. French
Vera Farmiga	Madolyn
Alec Baldwin	Ellerby
James Badge Dale	Barrigan
David O'Hara	Fitzy
Mark Rolston	Delahunt
Kristen Dalton	Gwen
Thomas B. Duffy	Govenor
J.C. MacKenzie	Realtor
Mary Klug	Billy's Aunt
Peg Holzemer	Mrs. Kennefick
Robert Chan	Triad Boss,Chinese Delivery Man
Gurdeep Singh	Pakistani Proprietor
Armen Garo	Providence Gangster #1
John Cenatiempo	Providence Gangster #2
Joseph Riccobene	Kneecapped Bankrobber
Billy Smith	Detective #1 Tailing Queenan
Lyman Chen	Translator
Kevin P. McCarthy	Detective #1 - Colin's Unit
Chris Fischer	Detective #2 - Colin's Unit
Brian Smyj	Man Glassed in Bar
William Severs	Older Priest
Anthony Estrella	Police Camera Tech
Andrew Breving	Police Cell Phone Tech
Tracey Paleo	Darlene the Secretary
Douglas Crosby	Man Killed by French
Dorothy Lyman	Woman at Bar #1
Audrie Neenan	Woman at Bar #2
Frank Mallicoat	News Anchor
Paula Demers	Billy's Mother
Conor Donovan	Young Colin
Amanda Lynch	Carmen,Costello's Crew #1
Sallie Toussaint	Woman at Opera
Patrick Coppola	Bookie Harassed by French
Mick O'Rourke	Jimmy Bags
Deborah Carlson	Sister Mary Theresa
Nellie Sciutto	Queenan's Secretary
Henry Yuk	Chinese Government Man
Michael Byron	Costello's Crew #2
John Rue	Luncheonette Proprietor
Joseph Reidy	Priest w
Paris Karounos	Jimmy Pappas
Brian Haley	Detective #2 Tailing Queenan
Terry Serpico	Detective #3 Tailing Queenan
Jay Giannone	Detective #4 Tailing Queenan
John Polce	Lynn Detective
Bo Cleary	Drill Instructor #2
David Conley	Gang Member with Mr. French
Gerard McSorley	Actor
Jill Brown	Executed Woman
Sarah Fearon	French's Wife
Denece Ryland	Woman Doctor
Johnny Cicco	Crack Addict
Chance Kelly	Exam Instructor
Shay Duffin	Bartender at Brasserie
Jeffrey Winter	State Trooper #2
Paddy Curran	New Guy
Mark Philip Patrick	New Guy
Francesca Scorsese	Little Girl at Airport
Emma Tillinger	Woman with Dog
Craig Castaldo	Crack House Denizen
Takumi Bando	Triad
Eric Bruno Borgman	Reporter
Jeffrey Corazzini	Crime Scene Unit
Jim Ford	Cadet
Trudi Goodman	Woman Office Worker
Steve Lord	Academy Pistol Coach
Osmani Rodriguez	Reporter
Cameron Steele	Academy Firearms Instructor
Conor Timmis	Rugby Fan
Joseph Oliveira	Officer
John Franchi	Pedestrian
Kim Carrell	MA State Police Detective
Rebecca Love	Adult Film Actress
Howard Shore	Composer

Technical Credits

William Monahan

Martin Scorsese	Director
William Monahan	Screenwriter
Brad Grey	Producer
Graham King	Producer
Brad Pitt	Producer
Doug Davison	Executive Producer
Roy Lee	Executive Producer
G. Mac Brown	Executive Producer
Allan Zaleski	Sound Effects
Eugene Gearty	Sound Effects
Wilfred Caban	Special Effects
Brian Ricci	Special Effects
Thomas L. Vivano	Special Effects
Ellen Lewis	Casting
Carmen Campolo, Jr.	Special Effects
Carolyn Pickman	Casting
Danny Michael	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

This Americanized remake of a highly acclaimed Chinese thriller, Infernal Affairs was welcomed as a return to form for director Martin Scorsese. The Departed takes place in Boston, where Irish Mafia kingpin Frank Costello (a superb Jack Nicholson) rules the local underworld with an iron hand while terrifying law-abiding citizens. Costello plants a carefully groomed “mole,” Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), in the local police department. Unbeknownst to either of them, the department has placed its own mole, Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio), in Costello’s gang. It’s only a matter of time before both moles are suspected and put in grave danger. Under Scorsese’s direction, the intriguing plot generates nearly unbearable suspense, which is periodically interrupted with staccato bursts of savage violence, flamboyantly staged for jarring effect. There’s additional tension in a subplot that finds Sullivan’s therapist girlfriend (Vera Farmiga) attracted to one of her ex-patients, the increasingly nervous Costigan. The principals all turn in sensational performances, as do the film’s key supporting players: Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin, Ray Winstone, and Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg. Nobody has ever gotten into the heads of mobsters quite as well as Scorsese, and in this complex, multilayered story, he’s finally found the perfect vehicle for his incomparable talents.