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Pistone detailed his undercover experience in his 1988 book Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia. The book was the basis for the 1997 film Donnie Brasco, for which Pistone worked as a technical adviser, starring Johnny Depp as Pistone and Al Pacino as "Lefty" Ruggiero.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Famous Legal Figures. Gangsters, Mobsters, and Mafia Members. Donnie Brasco was the alias of Joseph Pistone, an undercover FBI agent that infiltrated the Bonanno crime family. Updated: Nov 1,...
Jul 27, 2021 · July 27, 2021 / 5:45 AM. Still in seclusion, FBI agent who was real 'Donnie Brasco' glad he took down Mafia 40 years ago. "We proved that they weren't invincible," former FBI agent Joe...
Apr 2, 2024 · Rechristened as Donnie, he began his operation as a low-level member of Bonanno crime family, where he first encountered Lefty. Depp spent months shadowing the real Pistone to get into character, to add an extra layer of authenticity and realism to his portrayal. The former fed estimates that 85% of Donnie Brasco is completely accurate, which ...
Jul 22, 2020 · Donnie Brasco — real name Joseph Pistone — was an FBI agent responsible for taking down the Bonanno crime family, one of the infamous Five Families of the mafia that is featured in Netflix’s...
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Feb 25, 2022 · Written by Paul Attanasio and directed by Mike Newell, Donnie Brasco is based on the true story co-written by Pistone. Brasco’s cover at the start of his infiltration was as a Florida jewel...
Jul 4, 2021 · The real Donnie Brasco, Special Agent Joe Pistone reveals the truth about his six years undercover in the New York Mafia. Subscribe to Our History: https://b...
