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

21m
Documentary
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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.

Cast

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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Crew

Gidion Phillips
Director, Producer
Barbara Toennies
Director, Producer
Charlie Visnic
Editor, Camera Operator
Richard J. Martinez
Assistant Editor
Todd Roisman
Post-Production Manager
Steve Bores
Sound

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