The departed / Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Plan B/Initial Entertainment Group/Vertigo Entertainment production in association with Media Asia Films ; produced by Brad Pitt, Brad Grey, and Graham King ; screenplay by William Monahan ; directed by Martin Scorsese.
In South Boston, the Massachusetts State Police 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...
| Uniform Title: | Departed (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Language: | English French Spanish |
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English |
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Closed-captioned.
English, French, Spanish language tracks ; optional English, French, Spanish subtitles. |
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Burbank, CA :
Distributed by Warner Home Video,
[2006]
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| Edition: | Two-disc special edition. |
| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (151 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
In South Boston, the Massachusetts State Police 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 are moles in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly thrust into danger. Afraid of being caught and exposed to the enemy, each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself. |
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| Note: | Based on the 2002 screenplay "Wu jian dao" by Alan Mak and Felix Chong. Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. Special features: 9 additional scenes with introductions from director Martin Scorsese; feature-length TCM career profile "Scorsese on Scorsese;" "The story of the Boston mob:" the real-life gangster behind Jack Nicholson's character; "Crossing criminal cultures:" how Little Italy's crime and violence influence Scorsese's work; theatrical trailer. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CP3 D0077662 VideoDVD |
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MPAA rating: R; strong brutal violence, pervasive language, some strong sexual content and drug material. |
| Awards: | Academy Awards, 2006: Best Achievement in Directing (Martin Scorsese) ; Best Achievement in Editing (Thelma Schoonmaker) ; Best Motion Picture of the Year (Graham King) ; Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (William Monahan) Golden Globe, 2006: Best Director - Motion Picture (Martin Scorsese) |
| ISBN: | 1419847988 9781419847981 |
| 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 (letterbox, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, dual-layer. DVD ; Dolby digital ; widescreen (2.35:1) ; dual layer ; Region 1. |
| Cast: |
Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson, Alec Baldwin. |