Black Mass
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Black Mass is a biographical crime drama film about American gangster Whitey Bulger that was released in 2015. It is based on Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill's 2001 book Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob, directed by Scott Cooper and written by Mark Mallouk and Jez Butterworth. The actual story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state legislator and the most infamous violent gangster in South Boston history, who became an FBI informant to bring down a Mafia family invading his territory.
The film's principal filming began on May 19, 2014, in Boston, and ended on August 1, 2014. The film premiered at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival and was released worldwide on September 18, 2015, by Warner Bros. On a $53 million budget, it earned $99 million and garnered mostly excellent reviews.
Detailed Information:
Directed by: Scott Cooper
Starring: Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rory Cochrane
Release dates: September 4, 2015 (Venice)/ September 18, 2015 (United States)
Running time: 123 minutes
