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The Departed is a 2006 American epic crime thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. It is both a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs and also loosely based on the real-life Boston Winter Hill Gang ; the character Colin Sullivan is based on the corrupt FBI agent John Connolly , while the character ...
Dec 26, 2023 · The Departed ending is one of the most shocking and analysis-worthy film finales of the 21st century. Martin Scorsese’s award-winning 2006 movie, a remake of the Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs, culminates in the collision of the plot's parallel storylines.
South Boston cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) goes under cover to infiltrate the organization of gangland chief Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson).
Colin Sullivan (played by Matt Damon) is a Massachusetts State police detective. He has risen through the ranks to head up a special department. Public Enemy Number 1 is Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson), a crime network kingpin, and Sullivan's main target.
Leonardo DiCaprio is Billy Costigan, an ace police cadet who is sent undercover by Capt. Queenan ( Martin Sheen) to infiltrate Costello's gang. Both men succeed with their fraudulent identities; Colin rises in the force, and Billy rises in the mob. The story's tension, which is considerable, depends on human nature.
May 27, 2024 · The Departed, American crime film, released in 2006, that was directed by Martin Scorsese and won four Academy Awards, including best picture. A tense action thriller with an all-star cast, it was one of Scorsese’s biggest hits at the box office. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.) The Departed is set in Boston.
Oct 6, 2006 · Martin Scorsese directs an all-star cast in this action-packed thriller set in Boston, where a long-simmering hostility between the police department and an Irish-American gang led by Costello (Academy Award winner Jack Nicholson--About Schmidt, Something's Gotta Give) is primed to explode.
Oct 5, 2006 · Overview. To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks.
The Departed, directed by Martin Scorsese, boasts plot twists and is an Oscar-winning highlight of his illustrious career.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson star in Martin Scorsese's new crime drama "The Departed.""The Departed" is set in South Boston where the state police is waging war on organized crime.
