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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.
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Fast Facts
- 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
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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. -
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- 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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Lefty Wise guy dont carry wallets, they carry their money in a roll....beaner on the outs - Donnie Brasco
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Going to finish Donnie Brasco with @SirCyanide another time. Whew I need to sleep.
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Staying up to watch Donnie Brasco with @itsthursday. Sooooo gonna be payin for this in the morning xD
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Donnie Brasco - $7.99
Donnie Brasco is Pistone's unforgettable account of how be became part of the mysterious underworld that is the Mafia--the first and only account by a law enforcement agent--and it is amazing and intriguing as the flamboyant, deadly world i...
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Donnie Brasco (Extended Cut) [Blu-ray] - $28.95
Posing as jewel broker Donnie Brasco, FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone (Johnny Depp) is granted entranceinto the violent mob family of aging hit man Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino). When his personal and professional lives collide, Pistone jeopardize...
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Donnie Brasco (Special Edition) - $14.94
Posing as jewel broker Donnie Brasco FBI agent Joe Pistone is granted entrance into the violent mob family of aging hitman Lefty Ruggiero. When his personal and professional life collide Pistone jeopardizes his marriage his job his life and...
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