The Departed
Martin Scorsese
In Boston a merciless struggle opposes the police on one side and Irish gangsters on the other. To bring an end to Frank Costello's reign, the police infiltrate his gang with someone from the slums, Billy Costigan. While Billy tries to win over the trust of the aging mobster, Colin Sullivan joins the Special Investigation Unit responsible for eliminating Costello. But Colin informs Costello of the operation under preparation to eliminate him.
With : Leonardo Di Caprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin
Screenplay : William Monahan
Image : Michael Ballhaus
Sound : Danny Michael
Editing : Thelma Schoonmaker
Decors : Kristi Zéa
Screenplay : William Monahan
Image : Michael Ballhaus
Sound : Danny Michael
Editing : Thelma Schoonmaker
Decors : Kristi Zéa
Production : Initial Entertainment Group, Warner Bros. Pictures, Plan B Entertainment, Vertigo Entertainment
Distribution: TFM
Distribution: TFM
"From the starting point of Andrew Law's Infernal Affairs Hong Kong trilogy, we took the idea of two informers. Whether I like it or not, I'm totally caught up in stories dealing with trust and treason" (M. Scorsese). To adapt the plot to his own particular urban American culture, Scorsese gave his gangster boss a very Melvillian name: Costello. "It was Paul Schrader (who wrote the script of Taxi Driver) who introduced me Melville's cinema when he took me to see Le Deuxième souffle, which is an outstanding film". Inspired by the French director, Martin Scorsese screened most of Melville's films to the cast and crew before filming The Departed.