Donnie Brasco is a 1997 crime drama film directed by Mike Newell, and starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp. Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, James Russo, and Anne Heche appeared in supporting roles.
The film is based on the life of Joseph D. Pistone, an FBI agent who infiltrated the Bonanno crime family in New York City during the 1970s, under the alias "Donnie Brasco". It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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Donnie Brasco is a 1997 crime drama film directed by Mike Newell, and starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp. Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, James Russo, and Anne Heche appeared in supporting roles.
The film is based on the life of Joseph D. Pistone, an FBI agent who infiltrated the Bonanno crime family in New York City during the 1970s, under the alias "Donnie Brasco". It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
The true story of an FBI undercover agent (Johnny Depp) who becomes Donnie Brasco, "The Jewel Man" to infiltrate one of the mob families. Donnie maneuvers his way into the confidence of aging hit-man, Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino) who trusts Donnie and vouches for him to the mob. As Donnie moves deeper and deeper into the Mafia chain of command, he realizes that not only is he crossing the line between federal agent and criminal, but that he is also leading his friend Lefty to an almost certain death sentence.
Starting in 1978, FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone is...
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