Donnie Brasco

Based On the book by Joseph D. Pistone

Donnie Brasco is a 1997 American crime drama film directed by Mike Newell and starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp. Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, James Russo, and Anne Heche also feature 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. The film is based on the true story of Pistone (Depp), an undercover FBI 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.

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Release date:

1997

Director:

Mike Newell

Cast:

Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, James Russo

Genre:

Crime, Drama, Biographical, Crime thriller, Crime drama

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1997 in adaptations