The Departed - wikipedia The Departed For other uses, see The Departed ( disambiguation ). The Departed Theatrical release poster Directed by Martin Scorsese Produced by Brad Pitt Brad Grey Graham King Screenplay by William Monahan Based on Infernal Affairs by Alan Mak Felix Chong Starring Leonardo DiCaprio Matt Damon Jack Nicholson Mark Wahlberg Martin Sheen Ray Winstone Vera Farmiga Anthony Anderson Alec Baldwin Music by Howard Shore Cinematography Michael Ballhaus Edited by Thelma Schoonmaker Production companies Warner Bros. Plan B Entertainment Initial Entertainment Group Vertigo Entertainment Media Asia Films Distributed by Warner Bros. Release date September 26, 2006 ( 2006 - 09 - 26 ) ( Ziegfeld Theatre ) October 6, 2006 ( 2006 - 10 - 06 ) ( United States ) Running time 150 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $90 million Box office $289.8 million The Departed is a 2006 American crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. It is a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, and Mark Wahlberg, with Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson and Alec Baldwin in supporting roles. The film takes place in Boston. Irish Mob boss Francis `` Frank '' Costello ( Jack Nicholson ) plants Colin Sullivan ( Matt Damon ) as a mole within the Massachusetts State Police ; the two characters are loosely based on famous gangster Whitey Bulger and corrupt FBI agent John Connolly, who grew up with Bulger. Simultaneously, the police assign undercover state trooper William `` Billy '' Costigan ( Leonardo DiCaprio ) to infiltrate Costello 's crew. When both sides realize the situation, Sullivan and Costigan both attempt to discover the other 's identity before their covers are blown. The film was a critical and commercial success and won several awards, including four Oscars at the 79th Academy Awards : Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film Editing. Wahlberg was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Themes 5 Homages 6 Reception 6.1 Box office 6.2 Critical response 6.3 Top ten lists 6.4 Accolades 7 Home media 8 Music 8.1 Soundtrack 8.2 Score 9 See also 10 Notes 11 Further reading 12 External links Plot As a child, Colin Sullivan had been introduced to organized crime by Irish - American mobster Frank Costello in the Irish neighborhood of South Boston. Over the years, Costello grooms him to become a mole inside the Massachusetts State Police, until Sullivan is accepted into the Special Investigations Unit, which focuses on organized crime. Before graduating from the police academy, Billy Costigan is recruited by Captain Queenan and Staff Sergeant Dignam to go undercover in Costello 's organization, as his family ties to organized crime make him a perfect infiltrator. He drops out of the academy and does time in prison on a fake assault charge to increase his credibility. Each man infiltrates his respective organization, and Sullivan begins a romance with police psychiatrist Madolyn Madden. Costigan is seeing her under the terms of his probation, and they begin a relationship, too. After Costello escapes a sting operation, each mole becomes aware of the other 's existence. Sullivan is told to find the `` rat '' and asks Costello for information to identify the informer. Costigan follows Costello into a porn theater, where Costello gives Sullivan an envelope containing personal information on his crew members. Costigan chases Sullivan through Chinatown. When it is over, neither man knows the other 's identity. Sullivan has Queenan tailed to a meeting with Costigan on the roof of a building ; simultaneously, he alerts Costello 's crew to the meeting as well. Queenan orders Costigan to flee while he confronts Costello 's men alone. The men then throw Queenan off the building to his death. When they exit, Costigan pretends he has come to join them. Television news reveals that crew member Delahunt has been an undercover cop, working for the Boston Police Department. Dignam resigns rather than work with Sullivan, who he suspects is the mole after he is asked why he had Queenan followed. Using Queenan 's phone, Sullivan reaches Costigan, who refuses to abort his mission. Sullivan learns from Queenan 's diary of Costello 's role as an informant for the FBI, causing him to worry about his own identity being revealed. With Costigan 's help, Costello is traced to a cocaine drop - off, where a gunfight erupts between Costello 's crew and the police, which results in most of the crew being killed. Costello, confronted by Sullivan, admits he is an FBI informant. Costello tries to shoot Sullivan, but Sullivan shoots him multiple times. With Costello dead, Sullivan is applauded the next day by everyone on the force. In good faith, Costigan comes to Sullivan for restoration of his true identity and to be paid for his work, but notices the envelope from Costello on Sullivan 's desk and flees, finally realizing Sullivan is the enemy. Fearing retaliation, Sullivan erases Costigan 's records from the police computer system. Sullivan is unaware that Madolyn had an affair with Costigan when she tells Sullivan that she is pregnant. Later, Sullivan finds her listening to a CD from Costigan containing incriminating recorded conversations between Costello and Sullivan. Sullivan unsuccessfully attempts to assuage her suspicions. He then contacts Costigan, who reveals that Costello recorded every one of their conversations, that Costello 's attorney left Costigan in possession of the recordings, and that Costigan intends to implicate Sullivan. The two agree to meet at the building where Queenan died. On the roof, Costigan catches Sullivan off - guard and handcuffs him. As Costigan had secretly arranged, Trooper Brown appears on the roof as well. Shocked, Brown draws his gun on Costigan, who attempts to justify his actions by exposing Sullivan as Costello 's mole. Costigan asks Brown why Dignam did not accompany him as Costigan had requested, but Brown does not answer. Costigan leads Sullivan, his hostage, to the elevator. When it reaches the ground floor, Trooper Barrigan shoots Costigan in the head, then shoots Brown, and afterward reveals to Sullivan that Costello had more than one mole in the police. Sullivan then shoots and kills Barrigan. At state police headquarters, Sullivan identifies Barrigan as the mole and has Costigan posthumously given the Medal of Merit. At Costigan 's funeral, Sullivan notices that Madolyn is tearful. As they leave the gravesite, Sullivan attempts to talk to her, but she ignores him. When Sullivan returns to his apartment, he is ambushed by Dignam, who shoots and kills him as he enters. Cast Leonardo DiCaprio as William `` Billy '' Costigan, Jr. Matt Damon as Staff Sgt. Colin Sullivan Conor Donovan as young Colin Sullivan Jack Nicholson as Francis `` Frank '' Costello Mark Wahlberg as Staff Sgt. Sean Dignam Martin Sheen as Capt. Oliver Charles Queenan Ray Winstone as Arnold `` Frenchy '' French Vera Farmiga as Dr. Madolyn Madden Anthony Anderson as Trooper Brown Alec Baldwin as Capt. George Ellerby Kevin Corrigan as Sean Costigan James Badge Dale as Trooper Barrigan David O'Hara as `` Fitzy '' Fitzgibbons Mark Rolston as Officer Timothy Delahunt Robert Wahlberg as FBI Special Agent Frank Lazio Kristen Dalton as Gwen Costello Production In January 2003, Warner Bros., producer Brad Grey, and actor / producer Brad Pitt bought the rights to remake the Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs ( 2002 ) from Media Asia for $1.75 million. William Monahan was secured as screenwriter, and later Martin Scorsese, who admired Monahan 's Boston - set, Irish - Catholic gangster script, came on board as director. In March 2004, United Press International announced that Scorsese would be remaking Infernal Affairs and setting it in Boston, and Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt were slated to star. Pitt, tentatively scheduled to play Sullivan, later declined in favor of using a younger actor, and continued to produce the film instead. Scorsese 's associate Kenneth Lonergan suggested Matt Damon, who grew up in Boston, for the part of Sullivan, and Scorsese asked Jack Nicholson to play Costello. Nicholson, however, wanted the film to have `` something a little more '' than the usual gangster film, and screenwriter Monahan came up with the idea of basing the Costello character on the famous Irish - American gangster Whitey Bulger from Boston. This gave the screenplay an element of realism -- and also an element of dangerous uncertainty, because of the wide - ranging carte blanche the FBI gave Bulger in exchange for revealing information about fellow gangsters. A technical consultant on the film was Tom Duffy, who had served three decades on the Boston Police Department, particularly as an undercover detective investigating the Irish mob. The film got the official greenlight from Warners in early 2005, and began shooting in the spring of 2005. Although some of the film was shot on location in Boston, for budgetary and logistical reasons many scenes, interiors in particular, were shot in locations and sets in New York City, which had tax incentives for filmmakers that Boston at the time did not. Themes Film critic Stanley Kauffmann describes a major theme of The Departed as one of the oldest in drama -- the concept of identity -- and how it `` affects one 's actions, emotions, self - assurance and even dreams. '' The father - son relationship is a motif throughout the film. Costello acts as a father figure to both Sullivan and Costigan, while Queenan acts as Costello 's foil in the role of father figure. Sullivan refers to Costello as `` Dad '' whenever he calls to inform him of police activities. In the final scene, a rat is seen on Sullivan 's window ledge. Scorsese acknowledges that while it is not meant to be taken literally, it somewhat symbolizes the `` quest for the rat '' in the film and the strong sense of distrust among the characters, much like post-9 / 11 America. The window view behind the rat is a nod to gangster films like Scarface ( 1932 ), White Heat ( 1949 ), and Little Caesar ( 1931 ). Homages Throughout the film, Scorsese uses an `` X '' motif to foreshadow death in a manner similar to Howard Hawks ' classic film Scarface ( 1932 ). Examples include ( but are not limited to ) shots of cross-beam supports in an airport walkway when Costigan is phoning Sgt. Dignam, the taped windows of the building Queenan enters before being thrown to his death, behind Costigan 's head in the elevator before he 's shot, and the carpeted hallway floor when Sullivan returns to his apartment at the film 's end. Reception Box Office The Departed grossed $132.4 million in the United States and Canada and $157.5 million in other territories for a total gross of $289.8 million, against a production budget of $90 million. The film grossed $26.9 million in its opening weekend, becoming the third Scorsese film to debut at number one. In the following three weeks the film grossed $19 million, $13.5 million and $9.8 million, finishing second at the box office each time, before grossing $7.7 million and dropping to 5th in its fifth week. Critical response On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 90 % based on 272 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2 / 10. The website 's critical consensus reads, `` Featuring outstanding work from an excellent cast, The Departed is a thoroughly engrossing gangster drama with the gritty authenticity and soupy morality we come to expect from Martin Scorsese. '' On Metacritic, the film has a score of 86 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating `` universal acclaim ''. On CinemaScore, audiences gave the film an average grade of `` A -- '' on an A+ to F scale. Entertainment Weekly put it on its end - of - the - decade `` best of '' list, saying : `` If they 're lucky, directors make one classic film in their career. Martin Scorsese has one per decade ( Taxi Driver in the ' 70s, Raging Bull in the ' 80s, Goodfellas in the ' 90s ). His 2006 Irish Mafia masterpiece kept the streak alive. '' Online critic James Berardinelli awarded the film four stars out of four, praising it as `` an American epic tragedy. '' He went on to compare the film favorably to the onslaught of banality offered by American studios in recent years. `` The movies have been in the doldrums lately. The Departed is a much needed tonic, '' he wrote. He went on to claim that the film deserves to be ranked alongside Scorsese 's past successes, including Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and Goodfellas. Andrew Lau, the co-director of Infernal Affairs, who was interviewed by Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily, said : `` Of course I think the version I made is better, but the Hollywood version is pretty good too. ( Scorsese ) made the Hollywood version more attuned to American culture. '' Andy Lau, one of the main actors in Infernal Affairs, when asked how the movie compares to the original, said : `` The Departed was too long and it felt as if Hollywood had combined all three Infernal Affairs movies together. '' Lau pointed out that the remake featured some of the `` golden quotes '' of the original but did have much more swearing. He ultimately rated The Departed 8 / 10 and said that the Hollywood remake is worth a view, though according to Lau 's spokeswoman Alice Tam, he felt that the combination of the two female characters into one in The Departed was not as good as the original storyline. A few critics were disappointed in the film, including the Village Voice 's J. Hoberman, who wrote : `` Overwrought as The Departed may be, it 's nothing that would n't have been cured by losing Jack ( Nicholson ) ( and maybe half an hour ). Too bad the bottom line meant Scorsese had to sell that hambone Mephistopheles his soul. '' Top ten lists The film appeared on many critics ' top ten lists of the best films of 2006. Carrie Rickey of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal, Ruthe Stein of the San Francisco Chronicle, and Steven Rea of The Philadelphia Inquirer named it one of the top ten films of 2006. Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun - Times named it the best film of the 2000s. 1st -- Richard Roeper, Ebert and Roeper 1st -- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone 1st -- Rene Rodriguez, The Miami Herald 1st -- Scott Tobias, The A.V. Club 1st -- Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York 1st -- Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat - Gazette 1st -- James Berardinelli, ReelViews 2nd -- Chris Kaltenbach, The Baltimore Sun 2nd -- Adam Kempenaar, Filmspotting 2nd -- Keith Phipps, The A.V. Club 2nd -- Kyle Smith, New York Post 2nd -- Mike Russell, The Oregonian 2nd -- Richard James Havis, The Hollywood Reporter 2nd -- Richard Schickel, TIME 3rd -- Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter 4th -- Glenn Kenny, Premiere 4th -- Marc Savlov, The Austin Chronicle 4th -- Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune 4th -- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun - Times 5th -- Empire 5th -- David Ansen, Newsweek 5th -- Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times 5th -- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly 5th -- Stephen Hunter, The Washington Post 6th -- Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post 6th -- Jack Mathews, Daily News 6th -- Nathan Rabin, The A.V. Club 6th -- Ty Burr, The Boston Globe 7th -- Nathan Lee, The Village Voice 7th -- Noel Murray, The A.V. Club 7th -- Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle 8th -- Michael Sragow, The Baltimore Sun 9th -- Claudia Puig, USA Today 9th -- Desson Thomson, The Washington Post 9th -- Lou Lumenick, New York Post 9th -- Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter Accolades Main article : List of accolades received by The Departed At the 64th Golden Globe Awards on January 15, 2007, The Departed won one award for Best Director ( Martin Scorsese ), while being nominated for five other awards including Best Picture, Best Actor ( Leonardo DiCaprio ), Best Supporting Actor ( Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg ), and Best Screenplay ( William Monahan ). At the 79th Academy Awards on February 25, 2007, The Departed won four Academy Awards : Best Picture ( Graham King ), Best Director ( Martin Scorsese ), Best Film Editing ( Thelma Schoonmaker ), and Best Adapted Screenplay ( William Monahan ). Mark Wahlberg was also nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award for his performance, but he lost to Alan Arkin for his role in Little Miss Sunshine. The film marked the first time Scorsese won an Oscar after six previous losses. Many felt that he deserved it years earlier for prior efforts. Some have even gone further, calling it a Lifetime Achievement Award for a lesser film. Scorsese himself joked that he won because : `` This is the first movie I 've done with a plot. '' While accepting the award, Scorsese stated that `` I just want to say, too, that so many people over the years have been wishing this for me, strangers, you know. I go walking in the street people say something to me, I go in a doctor 's office, I go in a... whatever... elevators, people are saying, `` You should win one, you should win one. '' I go for an x-ray, `` You should win one. '' And I 'm saying, `` Thank you. '' And then friends of mine over the years and friends who are here tonight are wishing this for me and my family. I thank you. This is for you. '' At the 11th Satellite Awards on December 18, 2006, The Departed won awards for Best Ensemble, Motion Picture, Best Motion Picture, Drama, Best Screenplay -- Adapted ( William Monahan ), and Best Actor in a Supporting Role ( Leonardo DiCaprio ). In 2008, the American Film Institute nominated this film for its Top 10 Gangster Films list. Home Media The Departed was released by Warner Brothers on DVD in 2007. The film is available in a single - disc full screen ( 1.33 : 1 ), single - disc widescreen ( 2.40 : 1 ) edition, and 2 - disc special edition. The second disc contains deleted scenes ; a feature about the influence of New York 's Little Italy on Scorsese ; a Turner Classic Movies profile ; and a 21 - minute documentary titled Stranger Than Fiction : The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and The Departed about the crimes that influenced Scorsese in creating the film, including the story of James `` Whitey '' Bulger, upon whom Jack Nicholson 's character is based. The Region 1 version has three available audio tracks : English, Spanish, and French ( all of which are in Dolby Digital 5.1 ), and three subtitle tracks ( English, Spanish, French ). The film was released on HD DVD and Blu - ray at the same time as the standard - definition DVD. The 2 - Disc Special Edition was packaged in a Limited Edition Steelbook. It marked the first time that an Oscar - winning Best Picture was released to the home video market in DVD format only, as VHS was totally phased out by the start of 2006. Music There were two albums released for The Departed, one presenting the original score composed for the film by Howard Shore, and the other featuring earlier recordings, mostly pop / rock songs, which were used on the soundtrack. Soundtrack The Departed : Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack album by Various Artists Released November 7, 2006 Genre Rock, country, pop Label Warner Sunset Producer Jason Cienkus As with previous Scorsese films, Robbie Robertson had a hand in picking the music. The film opens with `` Gimme Shelter '' by The Rolling Stones ( `` Let It Loose '' also appears later on ), and prominently plays `` I 'm Shipping Up to Boston '' by Dropkick Murphys with lyrics written by Woody Guthrie, which gained the band some popularity and their first and only platinum selling single. The film features the live version of Pink Floyd 's `` Comfortably Numb '' from the 1990 Berlin Wall concert performed by Roger Waters, Van Morrison, and Rick Danko, Levon Helm, and Garth Hudson of The Band. Although `` Gimme Shelter '' is featured twice in the film, the song does not appear on the album soundtrack. Also heard in the movie but not featured on the soundtrack is `` Thief 's Theme '' by Nas, `` Well Well Well '' by John Lennon, `` Bang Bang '' by Joe Cuba, and the Act II Sextet from Donizetti 's Lucia di Lammermoor. The film closes with a cover of Don Gibson 's `` Sweet Dreams '', by Roy Buchanan. Track Listing No. Title Artist ( s ) Length 1. `` Comfortably Numb '' Roger Waters ( Feat. Van Morrison & The Band ) 7 : 59 2. `` Sail On, Sailor '' The Beach Boys 3 : 18 3. `` Let It Loose '' The Rolling Stones 5 : 18 4. `` Sweet Dreams '' Roy Buchanan 3 : 32 5. `` One Way Out '' The Allman Brothers Band 4 : 57 6. `` Baby Blue '' Badfinger 3 : 36 7. `` I 'm Shipping Up to Boston '' Dropkick Murphys 2 : 34 8. `` Nobody but Me '' The Human Beinz 2 : 18 9. `` Tweedle Dee '' LaVern Baker 3 : 10 10. `` Sweet Dreams ( of You ) '' Patsy Cline 2 : 34 11. `` The Departed Tango '' Howard Shore, Marc Ribot 3 : 32 12. `` Beacon Hill '' Howard Shore, Sharon Isbin 2 : 33 Score The film score for The Departed was written by Howard Shore and performed by guitarists Sharon Isbin, G.E. Smith, Larry Saltzman and Marc Ribot. The score was recorded in Shore 's own studio in New York State. The album, The Departed : Original Score, was released December 5, 2006 by New Line, and produced by Jason Cienkus. Scorsese described the music as `` a very dangerous and lethal tango '' and cited the guitar - based score of Murder by Contract and the zither in The Third Man as inspiration. See also List of American films of 2006 `` The Debarted '', an episode of The Simpsons that parodies the film. Film in the United States portal Boston portal 2000s portal Criminal justice portal Notes ^ Jump up to : `` The Departed ( 2006 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 22, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Infernal Affairs vs. the remake, The Departed ''. Film.com. Retrieved September 20, 2013. Jump up ^ Kennedy, Helen ( June 23, 2011 ). `` Notorious gangster Whitey Bulger was inspiration for Jack Nicholson 's character in ' The Departed ' ''. Daily News. Retrieved August 23, 2012. ^ Jump up to : Scorsese, Martin. `` Martin Scorsese, The Departed '' ( transcript of 2007 interview ). In : Kagan, Jeremy. Directors Close Up 2 : Interviews with Directors Nominated for Best Film by the Directors Guild of America : 2006 - 2012. Scarecrow Press, 2012. p. 50. Jump up ^ `` 2007 ''. Oscars.org - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved February 22, 2016. Jump up ^ Kit, Zorianna ; Gardner, Chris ( February 3, 2003 ). `` Warners pays to have Affairs ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Jump up ^ Variety Deal Memo, Volume 10, Issues 2 - 23. Baskerville Communications Corporation, 2003. p. 36. ^ Jump up to : Hayes, Dade ( December 14, 2006 ). `` Brad Pitt 's role as filmmaker threatens to eclipse his actorly exploits and tabloid profile ''. Variety. Jump up ^ Scorsese, Martin. `` Martin Scorsese, The Departed '' ( transcript of 2007 interview ). In : Kagan, Jeremy. Directors Close Up 2 : Interviews with Directors Nominated for Best Film by the Directors Guild of America : 2006 - 2012. Scarecrow Press, 2012. pp. 3 -- 5. ^ Jump up to : Mitchell, Elvis ( February 2007 ). `` Brad Pitt 's Great Escape ''. Interview. Jump up ^ `` Leo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt lead Affairs ''. UPI. March 2, 2004. Jump up ^ `` Departed, The : DiCaprio ''. Retrieved February 22, 2016. Jump up ^ Julian Roman ( October 2, 2006 ). `` Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio Smell A Rat in ' The Departed ' ''. MovieWeb. Retrieved February 22, 2016. Jump up ^ Scorsese, Martin. `` Martin Scorsese, The Departed '' ( transcript of 2007 interview ). In : Kagan, Jeremy. Directors Close Up 2 : Interviews with Directors Nominated for Best Film by the Directors Guild of America : 2006 - 2012. Scarecrow Press, 2012. pp. 79 -- 80. Jump up ^ Fee, Gayle ( November 23, 2009 ). `` Damon to shoot in Massachusetts again ? ''. Boston Herald. Retrieved September 16, 2016. Jump up ^ Brokaw, Leslie ( December 2, 2007 ). `` The year of filming profitability ''. Boston Globe. Retrieved August 25, 2016. Jump up ^ Kauffmann, Stanley ( October 30, 2006 ). `` Themes and Schemes ''. The New Republic. 235 ( 18 ). Jump up ^ Topel, Fred ( October 5, 2006 ). `` Martin Scorsese Talks The Departed Rat ''. Canmag. Retrieved February 25, 2013. Jump up ^ Rodriguez, Rene ( January 11, 2007 ). `` X marks the spot in ' The Departed ' ''. The Miami Herald. Retrieved November 26, 2009. Jump up ^ `` ' Departed ' Out - Muscles ' Massacre ' ''. Box Office Mojo. Jump up ^ `` ' Borat ' Bombards the Top Spot ''. Box Office Mojo. Jump up ^ `` The Departed ( 2006 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved February 27, 2018. Jump up ^ `` The Departed Reviews ''. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 1, 2013. Jump up ^ `` CinemaScore ''. cinemascore.com. Jump up ^ Geier, Thom ; Jensen, Jeff ; Jordan, Tina ; et al. `` The 100 Greatest Movies, TV Shows, Albums, Books, Characters, Scenes, Episodes, Songs, Dresses, Music Videos, and Trends that Entertained Us Over the Past 10 Years ''. Entertainment Weekly. December 11, 2009. ( 1079 / 1080 ) : 74 - 84. Jump up ^ `` Review : Departed, The ''. ReelViews.net. Retrieved October 17, 2009. Jump up ^ `` My Infernal Affairs is better than Scorsese 's says Lau ''. London : The Guardian. October 10, 2006. Retrieved October 10, 2006. Jump up ^ `` Andy Lau comments on The Departed ( Chinese ) ''. October 6, 2006. Archived from the original on December 16, 2006. Retrieved October 6, 2006. Jump up ^ `` Andy Lau Gives ' Departed ' an 8 Out of 10 ''. October 7, 2006. Archived from the original on December 16, 2006. Retrieved October 7, 2006. Jump up ^ `` Bait and Switch ''. Village Voice. September 26, 2006. ^ Jump up to : `` Metacritic : 2006 Film Critic Top Ten Lists ''. Metacritic. Archived from the original on December 13, 2007. Retrieved January 8, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Roeper 's Best Films of the Year ''. Chicago Sun - Times. January 1, 2010. Archived from the original on April 21, 2010. Jump up ^ `` The Departed ( 2006 ) - Awards ''. IMDB. Jump up ^ `` Martin Scorsese - Awards ''. IMDB. Jump up ^ `` Martin Scorsese Wins Something ! ''. E ! Online. February 4, 2007. Retrieved October 17, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Scorsese wins Oscar with film that 's not his best ''. MSNBC and Associated Press. MSNBC and NBC Universal. February 27, 2007. Retrieved October 16, 2010. Jump up ^ James Wray and Ulf Stabe ( February 4, 2007 ). `` Scorsese takes top DGA honors ''. Monsters and Critics. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2009. Jump up ^ `` AFI 's 10 Top 10 Nominees '' ( PDF ). Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2016. CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown ( link ) Jump up ^ `` Stranger Than Fiction : The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and ' The Departed ' ( Video 2007 ) ''. IMDb. April 25, 2007. Retrieved February 22, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Extra reveals true inspiration for Scorsese 's Departed ''. The Virginian - Pilot. February 18, 2007. Jump up ^ Murray, Rebecca. `` Martin Scorsese Talks About ' The Departed ' ''. About.com. Retrieved December 15, 2015. Further reading Brad Balfour ( 2006 ). `` Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Vera Farmiga and William Monahan ( Transcripts of two 40 - minute press conference sessions ) ''. PopEntertainment. Retrieved September 10, 2007. 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Question: who is the movie the departed based on
Answer: Irish-American gangster Whitey Bulger