The Departed

The Departed (2006)

Timing: 2:31 (151 min)

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Release date

2006-10-04

Country

Hong Kong, United States

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment, Plan B Entertainment, Initial Entertainment Group, Media Asia Films

Genre

Drama, Thriller, Crime

Budget

$90 000 000

Revenue

$291 465 034

Website

http://thedeparted.com

Director

Martin Scorsese

Actors

Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Corrigan
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Scenario

Producer

Brad Pitt, Brad Grey, Graham King, Doug Davison, Roy Lee, G. Mac Brown

Operator

Michael Ballhaus

Composer

Howard Shore

Artist

Marion Kolsby, Robert Thayer, David Swayze

Audition

Ellen Lewis

Editing

Thelma Schoonmaker
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• Initially, the filming of the movie was supposed to take place in Boston, where the events of the film unfold, but due to financial considerations, most of the filming took place in New York.
• Initially, Gerard McSorely was supposed to play the role of Quinn, but he was unable to participate in the film due to commitments to other projects.
• To better prepare for the role, Matt Damon worked for some time in one of the police departments in Massachusetts.
• Tom Duffy was a technical consultant on the project. He worked in law enforcement for nearly thirty years, dealing with organized crime. Tom was also involved in the capture of the notorious Boston gangster Whitey Bulger, whose character partially served as the basis for Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson).
• The role of Madeline could have gone to Kate Winslet and Hilary Swank.
• Leonardo DiCaprio was originally supposed to play the lead role in 'The Proposition' (filmed concurrently with 'The Departed'), but declined, preferring to play Billy Costigan in the latter. Matt Damon then took on the role, and also appears in 'The Departed'. The director of 'The Proposition', Robert De Niro, gave up the role of Quinnan to star in his own film.
• The film opens with “Gimme Shelter,” a classic song by The Rolling Stones. It is not included on the film’s soundtrack; instead, “Comfortably Numb” performed by Roger Waters and Van Morrison takes its place.
• The word “fuck” is uttered 237 times in the film.
• The prototype for Colin Sullivan, played by Matt Damon, was former FBI agent John Connolly, who maintained close ties with the Boston Mafia, particularly Whitey Bulger.
• Initially, Jack Nicholson rejected the offer to star in the film, but after meeting with Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio, he agreed to play Frank Costello. Jack changed his mind because, he said, he had recently been filming too many comedies and wanted to play a villain again.
• The cover of the disc containing recordings of phone conversations between Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) and Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson) is the cover of The Rolling Stones' album “Exile on Main St.” The film also features a song from that album – “Let It Loose”.
• Originally, the filming was supposed to take place in Boston, where the film's events unfold, but due to financial considerations, most of the filming took place in New York.
• To better prepare for the role, Matt Damon worked for some time at one of the police departments in Massachusetts.
• Tom Duffy was a technical consultant on the project. He worked in the organized crime unit for almost 30 years. Tom also participated in the capture of the notorious Boston gangster Whitey Bulger, whose image was partially the basis for Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson).
• Initially, Leonardo DiCaprio was supposed to play the lead role in 'A Cool Hand Luke' (filmed concurrently with 'The Departed'), but he declined, preferring to star in this film, and the role was then played by Matt Damon, who also appears in 'The Departed'. The director of 'A Cool Hand Luke', Robert De Niro, gave up the role of Quinan to star in his own film.
• Leonardo DiCaprio was originally intended to play the lead role in 'The Good Shepherd' (filmed concurrently with 'The Departed'), but declined, preferring to star in the latter. Matt Damon then took on the role, also appearing in 'The Departed.' Robert De Niro, director of 'The Good Shepherd,' relinquished the role of Quinnan to star in his own film.
• The cover art for the recording of Colin Sullivan's (Matt Damon) and Frank Costello's (Jack Nicholson) phone conversations is the cover of The Rolling Stones' album 'Exile on Main St.' The song 'Let It Loose' from the same album also appears in the film.