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

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

6.0

0h 21m

2007

Synopsis

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.

Director

Gidion Phillips

Barbara Toennies

Documentary

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Cast & Crew

Thomas B. Duffy

as Self

Shelley Murphy

as Self

Brian Wallace

as Self

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

as Self

William Monahan

William Monahan

as Self

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio

as Self

Matt Damon

Matt Damon

as Self

Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg

as Self

Kevin Weeks

as Self

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