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Donnie Brasco is a 1997 American crime drama film directed by Mike Newell and written by Paul Attanasio. Produced by Mark Johnson and Barry Levinson, the movie stars Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, and Bruno Kirby. The narrative follows an FBI undercover agent who infiltrates the mafia, a story based on the work of Joseph D. Pistone. Patrick Doyle composed the score, and Donald Graham Burt served as production designer.
The film is set in the 1970s, with narrative locations in Florida, New York City, and Miami. Filming took place in New York City, New Jersey, Florida, and Miami. It was distributed by iTunes in video on demand format. The runtime is 127 minutes, and the production budget was $35,000,000.
Donnie Brasco received several accolades, including nominations for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, and the European Film Award for Best Non-European Film. It holds a review score of 7.8/10, 88%, and 77/100. The film is rated R and was assessed against the Bechdel test.
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Film · TMDB
7.5An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.
Cast
- Johnny Depp as Donnie Brasco / Joseph D. 'Joe' Pistone
- Al Pacino as Benjamin 'Lefty' Ruggiero
- Michael Madsen as Dominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano
- Bruno Kirby as Nicholas 'Nicky' Santora
- James Russo as Paulie
- Anne Heche as Maggie Pistone
Themes
- florida
- new york city
- undercover
- gangster
- 1970s
- based on true story
- mobster
- mafia
- dirty cop
- informant
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Ratings
IMDb
7.7/10
352,285 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
Metacritic
77/100
- Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Genres
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 16 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Mike Newell
- Screenplay by
- Paul Attanasio
- Based on
- Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia , by Joseph D. Pistone , Richard Woodley
- Produced by
- Mark Johnson Barry Levinson Louis DiGiaimo Gail Mutrux
- Starring
- Al Pacino Johnny Depp Michael Madsen Bruno Kirby James Russo Anne Heche
- Cinematography
- Peter Sova
- Edited by
- Jon Gregory
- Music by
- Patrick Doyle
- Production companies
- TriStar Pictures Mandalay Entertainment Baltimore Pictures Mark Johnson Productions
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release dates
- February 24, 1997 ( 1997-02-24 ) ( Century City, California ) February 28, 1997 ( 1997-02-28 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 126 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $35 million
- Box office
- $124.9 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Joseph D. Pistone
- Director
- Mike Newell
- Screenwriter
- Paul Attanasio
- Composer
- Patrick Doyle
- Producer
- Mark Johnson
- Narrative location
- Miami
- Filming location
- Miami
- Duration
- 123
- FilmAffinity ID
- 648751
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1997-01-01
- film editor
- Jon Gregory
- title
- Donnie Brasco
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
- distributed by
- iTunes
- after a work by
- Joseph D. Pistone
- production designer
- Donald Graham Burt
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 77/100
- set in period
- 1970s
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Encyclopedic overview
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. Brasco maneuvers his way into the confidence of an aging Mafia hitman, Lefty Ruggiero (Pacino), who vouches for him. As Donnie moves deeper into the Mafia, he realizes that not only is he crossing the line between federal agent and criminal, but also leading his friend Lefty to an almost certain death.
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