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   Is Donnie Brasco based on a true story?

   • Donnie Brasco is the alias of FBI agent Joe Pistone (Depp) Pistone assumed this identity and risked his life every day to get information Pistone has gone on record saying that 85% of the film is accurate the majority of the film is factual most of what you see Depp's character do in Donnie Brasco are things that Pistone really had mastered.

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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 starred in Donnie Brasco?

   • Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, James Russo, and Anne Heche appeared in supporting roles. The film, written by Paul Attanasio, is based on the 1988 nonfiction book Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia by Joseph D. Pistone and Richard Woodley.

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   Who is Donnie Brasco?

   • Although Donnie Brasco ‘s story doesn’t begin until 1978, Pistone had started his undercover work two years previously, where he took down a theft ring. Rechristened as Donnie, he began his operation as a low-level member of Bonanno crime family, where he first encountered Lefty.

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   Apr 2, 2024 · The film was based on a book, though, with Pistone’s Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia published in 1988, before almost immediately being optioned by Hollywood. Stephen Frears was initially attached to direct, but rather ironically, Scorsese’s masterpiece was too fresh in the mind for the studio to mount something similar ...

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   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...

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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.

   • Box office: $124.9 million
   • Music by: Patrick Doyle

   • Budget: $35 million

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   Dec 6, 2023 · Donnie Brasco is a film that delves into the intricate world of organized crime, but what happened to Lefty in real life is different from what Donnie Brasco's ending suggests. Based on the true story of FBI Agent Joseph Pistone's six-year infiltration into the Mafia, the movie presents a riveting narrative set in New York City.

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   May 25, 2022 · Is Donnie Brasco based on a true story? The film is based on the 1990 book D onnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia , which chronicles the real-life experiences of FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone, who went by the alias “Donnie Brasco” for six years as an undercover agent in the circles of the Bonanno Mafia Family, one of the five New ...

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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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   4 days ago · Donnie Brasco is a captivating crime drama based on a true story, featuring Johnny Depp and Al Pacino’s stellar performances, and delving into the dangerous world of the Mafia in the 1970s.