Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed'

Feb 13, 2007

0h 21m

★ 6.0

Overview

Authorities, journalists, and the cast & crew from "The Departed" (2006) talk about the film's influences. Among them is a real-life Boston gangster named Whitey Bulger, who is the mold for Jack Nicholson's character.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

EMC West

Warner Home Video

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Cast

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Thomas B. Duffy

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Shelley Murphy

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Brian Wallace

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Martin Scorsese

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William Monahan

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Leonardo DiCaprio

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Matt Damon

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Mark Wahlberg

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Kevin Weeks

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Emily Sweeney

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Thomas McDonnell

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