Friday, April 23, 2010

Donnie Brasco


  • Genre : Drama/Thriller
  • Written By : Paul Attanasio, Joseph D. Pistone (book), Richard Woodley (book)
  • Directed By : Mike Newell
  • Release Date : February 28, 1997
  • Running Time : 127 Minutes
Starring
Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, James Russo, Anne Heche, and Zeljko Ivanek

Synopsis
Joe Pistone (Johnny Depp) is an FBI mole who integrates 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 protégé 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.

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