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In South Boston, the state police force are waging a war on Irish-American organized crime. Undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate, which is run by gangland chief Frank Costello. Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence. Colin Sullivan is a hardened young criminal...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
Vertigo Entertainment (Firm)
Initial Entertainment Group
Plan B Entertainment (Firm)
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Grey, Brad, 1957-2017
King, Graham, 1961-
Pitt, Brad, 1963-
Scorsese, Martin
Monahan, William
DiCaprio, Leonardo
Damon, Matt
Nicholson, Jack
Wahlberg, Mark, 1971-
Sheen, Martin
Winstone, Ray, 1957-
Farmiga, Vera
Anderson, Anthony, 1970-
Baldwin, Alec, 1958-
Corrigan, Kevin, 1969-
Shore, Howard
Mai, Zhaohui, 1965-
Zhuang Wenqiang
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English, French or Spanish dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2007]
Edition:Widescreen edition.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Organized crime > Massachusetts > Boston > Drama.
Organized crime investigation > Massachusetts > Boston > Drama.
Police > Massachusetts > Drama.
Undercover operations > Massachusetts > Boston > Drama.
Criminal behavior > Massachusetts > Boston > Drama.
Infiltration (Military science) > Drama.
South Boston (Boston, Mass.) > Drama.
Thriller > Feature.
Gangster > Feature.
Crime > Feature.
Feature films.
Gangster films.
Genre:
Drama.
Thriller
Gangster
Crime
Feature films.
Gangster films.
Feature.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (2 hr., 32 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
In South Boston, the state police force are waging a war on Irish-American organized crime. Undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate, which is run by gangland chief Frank Costello. Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence. Colin Sullivan is a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate. Colin is rising to a position of power within 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 thrust into danger. Afraid of being caught and exposed to the enemy, they each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself.
Note:Title from container.
Based on the 2002 screenplay "Wu jian dao" by Alan Mak and Felix Chong.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.S87 D4737 2007 VideoDVD
CP3 D0077936 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for strong brutal violence, pervasive language, some strong sexual content and drug material.
Awards:National Board of Review (USA), 2006: NBR - Best Director (Martin Scorsese) ; Best Ensemble.
ISBN:9781419818134
1419818139
Credits:Director of photography, Michael Ballhaus ; editor, Thelma Schoonmaker ; music, Howard Shore ; costume designer, Sandy Powell ; production designer, Kristi Zea ; visual effects supervisor, Rob Legato.
System Details:DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Cast:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Corrigan.