Donnie Brasco

- Release date: February 28, 1997
- Director: Mike Newell
- Screenwriter: Paul Attanasio
- Producer: Alan Greenspan , Patrick McCormick
- Distributor: Sony
- MPAA rating: R
- Run time: 127 minutes
- Awards: National Board of Review (NBR) Award for Best Supporting Actress (Anne Heche)
- Based on: Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia by Joseph D. "Joe" Pistone

Donnie Brasco is based on the experiences of FBI agent Joseph D. "Joe" Pistone, who went undercover as Donnie Brasco to infiltrate an organized crime syndicate in the 1970s.
Plot Summary

Playing the role of aspiring gangster Donnie Brasco, FBI agent Joe Pistone (Johnny Depp) is befriended by veteran wiseguy Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino). As he quickly rises through the ranks of the mob and becomes close friends with Lefty, Pistone finds it increasingly difficult and dangerous to juggle his double lives.
Cast
- Al Pacino: Benjamin 'Lefty' Ruggiero
- Johnny Depp: Donnie Brasco / Joseph D. "Joe" Pistone
- Michael Madsen: Sonny Black
- Bruno Kirby: Nicky
- Anne Heche: Maggie Pistone

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