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Donnie Brasco premiered in Century City on February 24, 1997, and was released on February 28, 1997, by TriStar Pictures. The film was a box office success, earning $124.9 million against its $35 million budget, and received positive reviews from critics.
Feb 28, 1997 · Based on a true story, the film follows FBI agent Joe Pistone (Johnny Depp) who infiltrates the New York Mafia as Donnie Brasco. He befriends Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino), a mobster who becomes his mentor and confidant, but also his dilemma.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Mike Newell
- 1997-02-28
Joseph D. Pistone. Joseph Dominick Pistone (born September 17, 1939) is an American former FBI agent who worked undercover as Donnie Brasco between September 1976 and July 1981, [nb 1] as part of an infiltration primarily into the Bonanno crime family, and to a lesser extent the Colombo crime family, two of the Five Families of the Mafia in New ...
Joseph Pistone (Johnny Depp) is an FBI agent who has infiltrated one of the major New York Mafia families and is living under the name Donnie Brasco. He develops a relationship with mob hit man ...
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- Mike Newell
- R
- Al Pacino
May 21, 2024 · Joseph Pistone, alias Donnie Brasco, was an FBI agent who spent six years as a jewel thief and a mob associate in the Bonanno crime family. His undercover operation led to the arrest of over a hundred Mafiosi and the implosion of the American Mafia.
Apr 2, 2014 · Donnie Brasco was the alias of Joseph Pistone, who infiltrated the Bonanno crime family for five years as a jewel thief and burglar. He collected evidence that led to hundreds of arrests and survived a contract hit by the Mafia.
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A true story of an FBI agent who infiltrates the New York Mafia as Donnie Brasco and befriends a mobster named Lefty Ruggiero. The film follows his undercover operation, his personal struggles, and the dangers he faces as the Mafia suspects a mole.
