Posted Tue Mar 5, 2024 at 12:17 PM PST by Matthew Hartman
The Departed, somehow the only film to win Martin Scorsese a Best Director Oscar, is finally coming home to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray from Warner Bros on April 23rd. Sadly doesn't look like any hope for the TV dubbed audio mix to be included. But there is a stylish SteelBook!
Here's all the gory details. So far only the SteelBook is actually up for pre-order. Amazon has the standard release listed - but it's not priced or up for pre-order. Here's all the gory details.
The Departed’s prestigious ensemble cast stars Academy Award winner Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant, The Wolf of Wall Street), Academy Award winner Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting, The Martian), three-time Academy Award Winner Jack Nicholson (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Terms of Endearment, As Good as it Gets), and Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter, Boogie Nights), with Emmy Award winner Martin Sheen (television’s “The West Wing,” Apocalypse Now), BAFTA nominee Ray Winstone (That Summer, Nil by Mouth), Academy Award nominee Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air), Academy Award nominee Alec Baldwin (The Cooler), Emmy nominee Anthony Anderson (television’s “Black-ish,” Hustle & Flow), and James Badge Dale in supporting roles.
The Departed - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
The Departed - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook
Directed by Scorsese, the screenplay is by Academy Award Winner William Monahan and is based on the 2002 Hong Kong action thriller Internal Affairs by Alan Mak & Felix Chong. The film was produced by Brad Pitt, Brad Grey, and Graham King.
The Departed was nominated for 5 Academy Awards and won 4, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing and Best Adapted Screenplay.
The Departed will be available to purchase on April 23 on Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc from online and in-store at major retailers and available for purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Vudu and more.
The Departed will be available on Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc with collectible steelbook packaging for $40.41 ERP and includes an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc with the theatrical version of the feature film in 4K with HDR and a Digital download of the film, and on Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc for $33.99 ERP and includes an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc with the theatrical version of the feature film in 4K with HDR and a Digital download of the film. Fans can also own The Departed in 4K Ultra HD via purchase from select digital retailers beginning on April 23.
The 4K remaster of The Departed was completed at Warner Bros. Discovery’s Motion Picture Imaging (MPI) with the participation of the film’s Academy Award-winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker (Raging Bull, The Aviator).
About the Film
Martin Scorsese directs an all-star cast in this action-packed thriller set in Boston, where a long-simmering hostility between the police department and an Irish American gang led by Frank Costello is primed to explode. The fuse is lit when a gangster is chosen to infiltrate the police force – a young cop goes undercover within the gang. Now, when the two moles uncover each other’s identity, the battle begins.
The Departed Ultra HD Blu-ray disc and Digital contains the following new and previously released special features:
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The Departed 4K Ultra HD Steelbook
The Departed 4K Ultra HD
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