An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.
- Won 4 Oscars
- 99 wins & 141 nominations total
David O'Hara
- Fitzy
- (as David Patrick O'Hara)
Richard Hughes
- Uncle Edward
- (as Dick Hughes)
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Did you know
- TriviaLeonardo DiCaprio described his character as being in a "constant, 24-hour panic attack."
- GoofsWhen Sullivan pulls up Costigan's record in the computer, his date of birth is initially listed as 11/7/1984. The next time he pulls up the record, the date is 11/7/1980.
- Quotes
Dignam: [observing an exchange of microprocessors for money between Costello and Chinese triad members] This is unbelievable. Who put the fuckin' cameras in this place?
Police Camera Tech: Who the fuck are you?
Dignam: I'm the guy who does his job. You must be the other guy.
- Crazy creditsThe title doesn't appear on screen until nearly 20 minutes into the movie.
- ConnectionsFeatured in HBO First Look: The Departed: Facing a Loaded Gun (2006)
- SoundtracksGimme Shelter
Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Performed by The Rolling Stones
By arrangement with ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.
Featured review
Please don't make negative comments like some of the aforementioned people have been doing if you haven't seen the film yet! I have seen it, at a press screening last week. Not only is it the best film of the year so far, it marks a return to form for Martin Scorsese, and ranks with the likes of GOODFELLAS as being one of the best in his canon of films.
I'm a fan of the Hong Kong film, INFERNAL AFFAIRS, upon which this is based. While THE DEPARTED keeps the basic structure of the original, it is very much its own movie, so much so that the screenwriter, William Monahan, didn't even watch the original film while adapting its screenplay, thus enabling him to infuse the script with his, and Scorsese's, respective visions.
All the actors are first-rate (yes, even Leo, for all you DiCaprio bashers out there), and turn in some of their best performances to date. THE DEPARTED is sure to garner a host of Oscar nods, if not wins, including (hopefully) Scorsese's long-overdue statuette for Best Director. Plus, with actors like Martin Sheen and Alec Baldwin playing supporting roles, that says a lot about the quality of the film they signed up for! THE DEPARTED is tough stuff, not for the faint-of-heart. That said, it is a must-see for adult viewers who long for intelligent, gritty stories to grace our movie screens once again.
I'm a fan of the Hong Kong film, INFERNAL AFFAIRS, upon which this is based. While THE DEPARTED keeps the basic structure of the original, it is very much its own movie, so much so that the screenwriter, William Monahan, didn't even watch the original film while adapting its screenplay, thus enabling him to infuse the script with his, and Scorsese's, respective visions.
All the actors are first-rate (yes, even Leo, for all you DiCaprio bashers out there), and turn in some of their best performances to date. THE DEPARTED is sure to garner a host of Oscar nods, if not wins, including (hopefully) Scorsese's long-overdue statuette for Best Director. Plus, with actors like Martin Sheen and Alec Baldwin playing supporting roles, that says a lot about the quality of the film they signed up for! THE DEPARTED is tough stuff, not for the faint-of-heart. That said, it is a must-see for adult viewers who long for intelligent, gritty stories to grace our movie screens once again.
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- Los infiltrados
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- Budget
- $90,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $132,399,394
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $26,887,467
- Oct 8, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $291,481,358
- Runtime2 hours 31 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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