The Departed

The Departed is a 2006 American crime thriller film remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs directed by Martin Scorsese and rewritten by William Monahan.^[2] The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, and Mark Wahlberg, with Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson, and Alec Baldwin in supporting roles.
It won several awards, including four Oscars at the 79th Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director (Scorsese), Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film Editing. Wahlberg was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
The film takes place in Boston, where Irish Mob boss Francis "Frank" Costello plants Colin Sullivan as a mole within the Massachusetts State Police. (The characters are loosely based on famous gangster Whitey Bulger and corrupt FBI agent John Connolly, who grew up with Bulger.^[3]) Simultaneously, the police assign undercover cop William "Billy" Costigan to infiltrate Costello's crew. When both sides realize the situation, each man attempts to discover the other's true identity before his own cover is blown

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Directed by	Martin Scorsese
Produced by	Brad Pitt Brad Grey Graham King
Screenplay by	William Monahan
Based on	Infernal Affairs by Alan Mak Felix Chong
Starring	Leonardo DiCaprio Matt Damon Jack Nicholson Mark Wahlberg
Music by	Howard Shore
Cinematography	Michael Ballhaus
Editing by	Thelma Schoonmaker
Studio	Plan B Entertainment GK Films Vertigo Entertainment Media Asia Films
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	September 26, 2006 (New York City premiere) October 6, 2006 (United States)
Running time	151 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$90 million[1]
Box office	$289,847,354[1]