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0-340-66637-4. Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia (Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 0-340-66637-4) is a 1988 autobiographical crime book written by Joseph D. Pistone (assisted by Richard Woodley) about his story as an FBI agent going undercover and infiltrating the Mafia. In 1997, the book was made into a feature film titled Donnie Brasco ...
In the 1970s, FBI Agent Joe Pistone goes 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 ...
Donnie Brasco. Posing as jewel broker Donnie Brasco, FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone (Johnny Depp) is granted entrance into the violent mob family of aging hit man Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino). When his personal and professional lives collide, Pistone jeopardizes his marriage, his job life and, ultimately, the gangster mentor he has come to respect ...
May 21, 2024 · Wikimedia commons Undercover agent Joseph Pistone as Donnie Brasco, with the low-level wiseguy who took him under his wing, Benjamin “Lefty Guns” Ruggiero. After the FBI pulled Joe Pistone from his deep cover in mid-1981, his evidence led to the imprisonment of over a hundred leading Mafiosi leading to the implosion of the American Mafia.
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.
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 ...
Dec 6, 2023 · The relationship between Lefty and Donnie Brasco was close in real life, mirroring their portrayal in the film. They formed a bond through their work together and personal events, highlighting the challenges faced by undercover agents. The release of the Donnie Brasco movie had a profound impact on the Mafia, particularly the Bonanno crime ...
