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Donnie Brasco is a film based on the true story of an FBI agent who infiltrated the Mafia in the 1970s. It stars Al Pacino as Lefty Ruggiero, a mobster who befriends and mentors the agent, played by Johnny Depp.
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.
- (336K)
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Mike Newell
- 1997-02-28
Apr 2, 2014 · Donnie Brasco was the alias of Joseph Pistone, an undercover FBI agent that infiltrated the Bonanno crime family.
May 21, 2024 · Learn how former FBI agent Joseph Pistone infiltrated the New York Mafia as Donnie Brasco for six years and gathered evidence that led to the imprisonment of over a hundred mobsters. Discover how he befriended and earned the trust of his mentor Lefty Ruggiero and survived a deadly plot by the Milwaukee Mob.
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.
- (57)
- Mike Newell
- R
- Al Pacino
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.
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An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the mafia life, at the expense of his regular one.
- 2 min
- 62K
- MOVIE PREDICTOR