Massachusetts State House - "The Departed" - Boston, MA
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silverquill
N 42° 21.449 W 071° 03.811
19T E 330060 N 4691530
Quick Description: The Massachusetts State House is one of the many Boston sites featured in the 2006 Academy Award Best Movie, "The Departed." Though used as a symbol of Colin Sullivan's power and ambition, it is also a backdrop in other scenes.
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 10/6/2009 6:52:47 AM
Waymark Code: WM7CV5
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Long Description:The Departed is a 2006 American crime drama film remake of the 2002
Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs. The Departed was directed by
Martin Scorsese, written by William Monahan and stars Leonardo
DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin,
Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga and Mark Wahlberg. The film won four
Academy Awards at the 79th Academy Awards, including Best Picture,
and a Best Director win for Scorsese.
This film takes place in Boston, Massachusetts, where notorious
Irish Mob boss Francis "Frank" Costello (Nicholson) plants Colin
Sullivan (Damon) as an informant within the Massachusetts State
Police. Simultaneously, the police assign undercover cop Billy
Costigan, Jr. (DiCaprio) to infiltrate Costello's crew. When both
sides of the law realize the situation, each man attempts to
discover the other's true identity before being found out.
Born to an Irish-American family in the Boston neighborhood of
Dorchester, Massachusetts, William Monahan (who adapted the
screenplay from Infernal Affairs) incorporates the culture and
history of Boston heavily into the film.
The Massachusetts State House is also featured in the film as a
symbol of Colin Sullivan's ambition.
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