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   Is Donnie Brasco based on a true story?

   • Donnie Brasco is based on the true story of FBI agent Joe Pistone, who infiltrated the mob in the late 70s and early 80s. The majority of the film is accurate, with only about 15% being dressed up by director Mike Newell.

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   Where can I find a book about Donnie Brasco?

   • Pistone, Joseph D. (1989). Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia, a True Story. New York: New American Library. ISBN 9780451157492. Pistone, Joseph D. (2005). The Way of The Wiseguy. Philadelphia: Running Press. ISBN 9780762423842. Pistone, Joseph D. (2008). Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business. London: Hachette. ISBN 9780786741199.

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   Who is Donnie Brasco?

   • 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 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.

   The True Story Of "Donnie Brasco" And Joe Pistone's Mafia Infiltration

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   How did Lefty & Donnie Brasco relate in real life?

   • 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 family.

   What Happened To Lefty In Real Life? Donnie Brasco True Story Explained

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2. allthatsinteresting.com › joseph-pistone-donnie-brascoThe True Story Of "Donnie Brasco" — The FBI Agent Who ...

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   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 New York Mafia. His undercover operation led to the arrest of over a hundred Mafiosi and the implosion of the American Mafia.

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   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, 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 York City.

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5. collider.com › donnie-brasco-true-storyThe True Story Behind Donnie Brasco - Collider

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   Jan 5, 2024 · Learn how Joe Pistone, alias Donnie Brasco, infiltrated the mob and befriended Lefty Ruggiero in the 70s and 80s. Find out what's fact and what's fiction in the 1997 movie starring Johnny Depp and Al Pacino.

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6. faroutmagazine.co.uk › true-story-behind-donnie-brascoThe true story behind ‘Donnie Brasco’ - Far Out Magazine

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   Apr 2, 2024 · Based on a true story, the film follows Joe Pistone, who posed as a jewel thief to join the Bonanno crime family and befriend Lefty Ruggiero. Learn how the movie stayed faithful to the real events and the challenges Pistone faced as an undercover agent.

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Donnie Brasco was the alias of Joseph Pistone, who infiltrated the Bonanno crime family for five years. His story inspired a movie and led to hundreds of arrests and convictions of Mafia members.

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9. www.fbi.gov › history › famous-casesJoe Pistone, Undercover Agent — FBI

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   Learn how FBI Agent Joe Pistone, aka Donnie Brasco, infiltrated the Mafia for six years and gathered vital intelligence on the Bonanno crime family. See how his operation paved the way for future undercover investigations and led to more than 100 federal convictions.

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    Dec 6, 2023 · Lefty Ruggiero was a real-life Mafia hitman and enforcer for the Bonanno family, who befriended undercover agent Donnie Brasco (Joe Pistone). Learn about his rise in the mob, his relationship with Brasco, and what happened to him after the film.