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The Departed

2006 film directed by Martin Scorsese
Movie film Q172975
The Departed
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The Departed is a drama film, crime thriller film, crime film, thriller film, gangster film, and crime drama film [1][2][3]. It received the Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Film Editing, and Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay [4]. It also won the Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film and the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain, along with one additional award [4].

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film[4], Academy Award for Best Director[5], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[6], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[7], MTV Movie Award for Best Villain[8], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[9]
  • Director: Martin Scorsese[10]
  • Screenwriter: William Monahan[11], Felix Chong[12], Alan Mak[13]
  • Composer: Howard Shore[14]
  • Genre: crime thriller film[15], drama film[16], crime film[17], thriller film[18], gangster film[19], crime drama film[20], mystery film[21], suspense film[22], epic film[23], neo-noir[24]
  • Based on: Infernal Affairs[25]
  • Cast member: Leonardo DiCaprio[26], Matt Damon[27], Jack Nicholson[28], Mark Wahlberg[29], Martin Sheen[30], Ray Winstone[31], Vera Farmiga[32], Anthony Anderson[33], Alec Baldwin[34], Kevin Corrigan[35], James Badge Dale[36], David O'Hara[37], Mark Rolston[38], Robert Wahlberg[39]
  • Producer: Graham King[40], Brad Pitt[41], Brad Grey[42]
  • Production company: Plan B Entertainment[43], Warner Bros. Entertainment[44], GK Films[45], Media Asia Entertainment Group[46]
  • Director of photography: Michael Ballhaus[47]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[48]
  • Commons category: The Departed[49]
  • Soundtrack release: The Departed – Music from the Motion Picture[50], The Departed: Original Score[51]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[52]
  • Review score: 8.3/10[53], 85/100[54], 91%[55], 8.5/10[56]
  • Color: color[57]
  • Country of origin: United States[58], Hong Kong[59]
  • Publication date: September 26, 2006[60], December 7, 2006[61], October 6, 2006[62]
  • Distributed by: InterCom[63], Netflix[64]
  • Narrative location: Boston[65]
  • Official website: https://www.warnerbros.com/departed[66]

Why It Matters

The Departed has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]

FAQs

What awards did The Departed receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film[4], Academy Award for Best Director[5], and Academy Award for Best Film Editing[6].

Related Entities

Alec Baldwin Anthony Anderson Brad Pitt film Hong Kong Howard Shore Infernal Affairs Jack Nicholson James Badge Dale Leonardo DiCaprio Mark Wahlberg Martin Scorsese Martin Sheen Matt Damon Netflix Ray Winstone Thelma Schoonmaker United States Vera Farmiga

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  2. [11] ↑ . Siamzone. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  34. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  51. [53] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  54. [56] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
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  57. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  58. [60] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  59. [61] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  60. [62] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  61. [63] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  64. [66] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [67] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [68] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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