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The film is based on the true story of Pistone (Depp), an FBI undercover agent who infiltrated the Bonanno crime family in New York City during the 1970s, under the alias Donnie Brasco, a jewel thief from Vero Beach, Florida. Brasco maneuvers his way into the confidence of an aging Mafia hitman, Lefty Ruggiero (Pacino), who vouches for him. As ...
- Lefty Ruggiero
Benjamin "Lefty" Ruggiero (April 19, 1926 – November 24,...
- Nicholas Santora
Nicholas Santora was born on June 21, 1942, and became known...
- Dominick Napolitano
Operation Donnie Brasco. Napolitano assigned associate...
- James Russo
Early life. Russo was born in New York City, New York, to an...
- Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in The Mafia
Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia (Hodder &...
- Val Avery
Sebouh Der Abrahamian (July 14, 1924 – December 12, 2009),...
- Zach Grenier
Life and career. Grenier's mother, who was an announcer on a...
- Joseph D. Pistone
Joseph Dominick Pistone (born September 17, 1939) is an...
- Lefty Ruggiero
Dec 6, 2023 · By Stephen Barker. Published Dec 6, 2023. Link copied to clipboard. Summary. Lefty Ruggiero, the central character in Donnie Brasco, was a real-life gangster deeply involved in organized crime, but the film only scratches the surface of his life and involvement in the Bonanno family.
Undercover Agent Joe Pistone, aka Donnie Brasco. Special Agent Pistone (left) sits with Sonny Black (Dominick Napolitano) of the Bonanno family and unidentified woman in the 1970s during an...
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Feb 27, 1997 · Beneath everything else, "Donnie Brasco'' is the story of two men who grow to love each other, within the framework of a teacher-student relationship. It's not about sex. It's about need. The movie opens in a New York coffee shop that's a hangout for the mob.
Donnie Brasco: Directed by Mike Newell. With Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby. An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the Mafia life--at the expense of his regular one.
