The Departed
2006 · Movie · 149 min. · United States
In South Boston, where the state police force is waging war on organized crime, young undercover cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Costello (Jack Nicholson). While Billy is quickly gaining Costello’s confidence, Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), 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.
Direction Martin Scorsese
Cast Leonardo DiCaprio · Matt Damon · Jack Nicholson · Mark Wahlberg · Vera Farmiga · Alec Baldwin · Martin Sheen · Ray Winstone · Kevin Corrigan · James Badge Dale · David O'Hara · Anthony Anderson · Mark Rolston · Conor Donovan · Francesca Scorsese
Soundtrack Howard Shore
Screenplay William Monahan · Alan Mak · Felix Chong
Cinematography Michael Ballhaus
Original title The Departed
7.9
134K votes (FilmAffinity)
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