The departed / Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Plan B/Initial Entertainment Group/Vertigo Entertainment production in association with Media Asia Films ; a Martin Scorsese Picture ; directed by Martin Scorsese ; produced by Brad Pitt, Brad Grey and Graham King ; screenplay by William Monahan.
In South Boston, the state police force are waging a war on Irish-American organized crime. Rookie cop Billy Costigan is the perfect mole to go undercover and infiltrate the mob syndicate, which is run by gangland chief Frank Costello. Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence. Colin Sullivan, a hardened young criminal who rises to a position of power within the Special Investigation Unit of the police department, is in fact an informat for the syndicate. No one suspects Colin is the mole for Costello. Each man becomes deeply consumed by his double life, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations he has penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the mob and the police that there's a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly thrust into danger. Afraid of being caught and exposed to the enemy, they each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself.
In South Boston, the state police force are waging a war on Irish-American organized crime. Rookie cop Billy Costigan is the perfect mole to go undercover and infiltrate the mob syndicate, which is run by gangland chief Frank Costello. Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence. Colin Sullivan, a hardened young criminal who rises to a position of power within the Special Investigation Unit of the police department, is in fact an informant for the syndicate. No one suspects Colin is the mole for Costello. Each man becomes deeply consumed by his double life, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations he has penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the mob and the police that there's a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly thrust into danger. Afraid of being caught and exposed to the enemy, they each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself.
Record details
- ISBN: 1419818139
- ISBN: 9781419818134
- Physical Description: sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 1 videodisc (151 min.) :
- Edition: Widescreen version.
- Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2007]
- Copyright: ©2007
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from container. Based on the 2002 screenplay "Wu jian dao" by Alan Mak and Felix Chong. Special features: None. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Michael Ballhaus ; editor, Thelma Schoonmaker ; music, Howard Shore. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson, and Alec Baldwin. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: R; for strong brutal violence, pervasive language, some strong sexual content and drug material. |
System Details Note: | DVD; Dolby Digital; region 1; Widescreen. |
Language Note: | Closed-captioned; dialogue in English, French, or Spanish, with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish. |
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Genre: | Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Gangster films. |
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Summary:
In South Boston, the state police force are waging a war on Irish-American organized crime. Rookie cop Billy Costigan is the perfect mole to go undercover and infiltrate the mob syndicate, which is run by gangland chief Frank Costello. Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence. Colin Sullivan, a hardened young criminal who rises to a position of power within the Special Investigation Unit of the police department, is in fact an informat for the syndicate. No one suspects Colin is the mole for Costello. Each man becomes deeply consumed by his double life, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations he has penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the mob and the police that there's a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly thrust into danger. Afraid of being caught and exposed to the enemy, they each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself.
In South Boston, the state police force are waging a war on Irish-American organized crime. Rookie cop Billy Costigan is the perfect mole to go undercover and infiltrate the mob syndicate, which is run by gangland chief Frank Costello. Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence. Colin Sullivan, a hardened young criminal who rises to a position of power within the Special Investigation Unit of the police department, is in fact an informant for the syndicate. No one suspects Colin is the mole for Costello. Each man becomes deeply consumed by his double life, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations he has penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the mob and the police that there's a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly thrust into danger. Afraid of being caught and exposed to the enemy, they each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself.
In South Boston, the state police force are waging a war on Irish-American organized crime. Rookie cop Billy Costigan is the perfect mole to go undercover and infiltrate the mob syndicate, which is run by gangland chief Frank Costello. Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence. Colin Sullivan, a hardened young criminal who rises to a position of power within the Special Investigation Unit of the police department, is in fact an informant for the syndicate. No one suspects Colin is the mole for Costello. Each man becomes deeply consumed by his double life, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations he has penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the mob and the police that there's a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly thrust into danger. Afraid of being caught and exposed to the enemy, they each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself.