Principal cast
Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg and Martin Sheen
Film 442 of 498 on the Screen Path
The Departed
Cops or criminals. When youโre facing a loaded gun, whatโs the difference?
About the film
The Departed at a glance.
Screen Path places this 2006 film at stop 442 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.
Key craft credits
Michael Ballhaus (director of photography), Thelma Schoonmaker (editor), Howard Shore (original music composer), William Monahan (screenplay) and Kristi Zea (production design)
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Release
- 2006-10-04
- Runtime
- 151 minutes
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller and Crime
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 49 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 49 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
49 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example โFull cast
Full cast
- Leonardo DiCaprioCharacter: Billy
- Matt DamonCharacter: Colin
- Jack NicholsonCharacter: Costello
- Mark WahlbergCharacter: Dignam
- Martin SheenCharacter: Queenan
- Ray WinstoneCharacter: Mr. French
- Vera FarmigaCharacter: Madolyn
- Anthony AndersonCharacter: Brown
- Alec BaldwinCharacter: Ellerby
- Kevin CorriganCharacter: Cousin Sean
- James Badge DaleCharacter: Barrigan
- David O'HaraCharacter: Fitzy
Full crew
Full crew
- Martin ScorseseCredits: Director
- Ellen LewisCredits: Casting
- Graham KingCredits: Producer
- Thelma SchoonmakerCredits: Editor
- Michael BallhausCredits: Director of Photography
- Brad GreyCredits: Producer
- Sandy PowellCredits: Costume Design
- Brad PittCredits: Producer
- William MonahanCredits: Screenplay
- G.A. AguilarCredits: Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- Kay GeorgiouCredits: Hairstylist
- Steve KirshoffCredits: Special Effects Coordinator
- Leslie E. RollinsCredits: Set Decoration
- Kathryn BlondellCredits: Hairstylist
- Philip StocktonCredits: Supervising Sound Editor, Dialogue Editor
- Kristi ZeaCredits: Production Design
- Thomas LappinCredits: Camera Operator
- Martha PinsonCredits: Script Supervisor
- Teresa Carriker-ThayerCredits: Art Direction
- Joy ZapataCredits: Hairstylist
- John Caglione Jr.Credits: Makeup Artist
- Andrew CooperCredits: Still Photographer
- Carla RaijCredits: Location Manager
- Siรขn GriggCredits: Makeup Artist
- Donald MowatCredits: Makeup Artist
- Ron AmesCredits: Visual Effects Producer
- Tim MonichCredits: Dialect Coach
- Tom FleischmanCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Jennifer DunningtonCredits: Music Editor
- Tass FiliposCredits: Music Editor
- Michael GermainCredits: Makeup Artist
- Erik KnightCredits: Art Department Coordinator
- Marion KolsbyCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Eugene GeartyCredits: Sound Effects Editor, Supervising Sound Editor
- Johnny VillanuevaCredits: Hairstylist
- Theodore SucheckiCredits: Construction Coordinator
- Allan ZaleskiCredits: Sound Effects Editor
- Bruce MacCallumCredits: Camera Operator
- Andrew RowlandsCredits: Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- Devin SterlingCredits: Digital Intermediate
- Christine BeveridgeCredits: Makeup Artist
- Robert LegatoCredits: Visual Effects Supervisor
- Robert ThayerCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Robert MartiniCredits: Transportation Coordinator
- Thomas StokesCredits: Costume Supervisor
- David DavenportCredits: Costume Supervisor
- Larry KaplanCredits: Unit Publicist
- Joseph P. ReidyCredits: Assistant Director
- David EbnerCredits: Visual Effects Supervisor
- G. Mac BrownCredits: Executive Producer
- Susan PerlmanCredits: Set Decoration
- Andrew Lau Wai-KeungCredits: Other
- Alan Mak Siu-FaiCredits: Original Film Writer, Other
- Felix Chong Man-KeungCredits: Original Film Writer
- Emma Tillinger KoskoffCredits: Associate Producer
- Brian RicciCredits: Special Effects
- Eric WeinsteinCredits: Actor's Assistant
- Roy LeeCredits: Executive Producer
- Doug DavisonCredits: Executive Producer
- Michael ArthurCredits: Stunts
- William 'Billy Jack' JakielaszekCredits: Special Effects
- Timothy HealyCredits: Electrician
- Paul A. LevinCredits: Post Production Supervisor
- David SwayzeCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Lisa ShaftelCredits: Scenic Artist
- Chris CenatiempoCredits: Stunts
- Joseph S. AlfieriCredits: Construction Coordinator
- Jac RubensteinCredits: Dialogue Editor
- Robert Griffon Jr.Credits: Property Master
- Lauren HaywardCredits: Stunts
- Peewee PiemonteCredits: Stunts
- Janet PaparazzoCredits: Stunts
- Joseph ZamparelliCredits: Stunt Driver
- Blaise CorriganCredits: Stunts
- Jodi Michelle PynnCredits: Stunts
- George B. Colucci Jr.Credits: Stunts
- Shawnna ThibodeauCredits: Stunts
- Marko CostanzoCredits: Foley Artist
- Jamie BakerCredits: Foley Editor
- Jeffrey SternCredits: ADR Supervisor
- Marissa LittlefieldCredits: ADR Supervisor
- Howard ShoreCredits: Original Music Composer
- Kam ChanCredits: Foley Editor
- Cathy ScorseseCredits: Props
- Chris BarnesCredits: Stunts
- Chris LyonsCredits: Special Effects Makeup Artist
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