Product Information
The true story of an FBI undercover agent who has to infiltrate one of the mob families. As he moves deeper into the Mafia chain of command he realises he is crossing the line towards becoming a criminal himself.Product Identifiers
ProducerLouis Di Giaima, Barry Levinson, Patrick Mccormick, Gail Mutrux, Mark Johnson, Alan Greespan
EAN5017239190186
eBay Product ID (ePID)3947038
Product Key Features
ActorMichael Madsen, Anne Heche, Al Pacino, Bruno Kirby, Johnny Depp, James Russo
Film/TV TitleDonnie Brasco
DirectorMike Newell
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time121 Mins
Aspect Ratio2.35 Wide Screen
Release Year1999
FormatDVD
FeaturesThe Making Of\Trailer, Widescreen, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate18
Additional InformationJoe Pistone (Johnny Depp) is an FBI who mole ingratiates himself into the Mafia pecking order by posing as "jewel man" Donnie Brasco. He finds his loyalties divided when Lefty Ruggiero, a jaded hit man, takes him on as a protege and places real trust in him. The two men form a friendship--and a criminal partnership--that jeopardizes Brasco's mission and obscures the boundaries between the law and the underworld. The film is based on the autobiography DONNIE BRASCO, MY UNDERCOVER LIFE IN THE MAFIA by former undercover agent Joseph D. Pistone. Directed by Mike Newell (FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL) and also starring Bruno Kirby (THE FRESHMAN, THIS IS SPINAL TAP), Michael Madsen (RESERVOIR DOGS) and Anne Heche (WAG THE DOG).
ReviewsNew York Times - ...Crackling good....The best crime movie in a long while....It's full of life..., USA Today - "...Downbeat, dark-humored and disturbing....[The film] delivers the somber flipside to CASINO's snazzy high rollers..." -- 4 out of 4 stars
ScreenwriterPaul Attanasio
AuthorJoseph Pistone, Richard Woodley
Sound sourceDolby Pro Logic Stereo
Movie/TV TitleDonnie Brasco