Sunday, July 7, 2024

DONNIE BRASCO (1997)

 




















Directed by: Mike Newell
Based on the nonfiction book "Donnie Brasco - My Undercover Life in the Mafia" by: Joseph D. Pistone, Richard Woodley
Starring: Johnny Depp, Al Pacino, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, James Russo, Anne Heche, Zeljko Ivanek, Gerry Becker, Robert Miano, Brian Tarantina, Rocco Sisto, Zach Grenier, Walt MacPherson, Ronnie Farer, Larry Romano, Terry Serpico, Gretchen Mol, Tony Lip, George Angelica, Val Avery, Madison Arnold, Tim Blake Nelson, Paul Giamatti

127 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence)

PLOT:
In the 1970s, FBI agent Joe Pistone went undercover and infiltrates the mob in New York City. Using the name Donnie Brasco, he befriends mafioso Benjamin "Lefty" Ruggiero. As time goes by, Pistone begins to identify and care for his Mafia friends, especially Lefty. Pistone is married and has children, but he is away for weeks or months at a time, eventually leading to his wife asking for a divorce. When he stops reporting to the FBI daily as is required, his superiors decide the time has come to pull the plug on the operation.

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