---
title: 'The Departed (2006)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Martin Scorsese'
released: '2006-09-26'
runtime_minutes: 151
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Hong Kong'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-departed-2006'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407887/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Departed (2006)

2006 · R · 151 min · Drama, Adventure, Mystery, Crime, Thriller · Hong Kong, United States


## Synopsis

The Departed is a 2006 crime thriller film, directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. A remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs, it is also loosely based on real-life people, including the Winter Hill Gang, corrupt FBI agent John Connolly and Irish-American crime boss Whitey Bulger. The film is set primarily in South Boston; Irish Mob boss Frank Costello plants Colin Sullivan as a spy within the Massachusetts State Police; simultaneously, the police assign undercover state trooper Billy Costigan to infiltrate Costello's mob crew. The ensemble cast also features Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Alec Baldwin, Anthony Anderson and James Badge Dale.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Martin Scorsese](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-scorsese)
- **Screenplay:** [William Monahan](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-monahan), [Alan Mak](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-mak), [Felix Chong](https://cinepixo.com/people/felix-chong)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Howard Shore](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-shore)
- **Producer:** [Brad Pitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-pitt), [Brad Grey](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-grey), [Graham King](https://cinepixo.com/people/graham-king)
- **Director of Photography:** [Michael Ballhaus](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-ballhaus)
- **Editor:** [Thelma Schoonmaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/thelma-schoonmaker)

## Cast

- [Vera Farmiga](https://cinepixo.com/people/vera-farmiga) as Madolyn Madden
- [Matt Damon](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-damon) as Colin Sullivan
- [David O'Hara](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-o-hara) as Fitzy
- [Jack Nicholson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-nicholson) as Frank Costello
- [Billy Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-smith)
- [Mark Wahlberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-wahlberg) as Bryce Dignam
- [Mark Rolston](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-rolston) as Timothy Delahunt
- [John McConnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mcconnell)
- [James Badge Dale](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-badge-dale) as Barrigan
- [Robert Wahlberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-wahlberg)
- [John Cenatiempo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cenatiempo)
- [Kristen Dalton](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristen-dalton) as Gwen
- [Leonardo DiCaprio](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonardo-dicaprio) as William „Billy“ Costigan
- [Martin Sheen](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-sheen) as Oliver Queenan
- [Anthony Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-anderson) as Brown

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Official site: https://www.warnerbros.com/departed
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-departed-2006
Film facts: Wikidata (Q172975); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.