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Donnie Brasco

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Donnie Brasco

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Summary

Crime drama starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp. New York, 1978. Joe Pistone, an FBI agent posing as jeweller "Donnie Brasco", wins the trust of disgruntled mobster Lefty Ruggiero. The more involved Joe becomes with Lefty's local gang, the harder it is for him to reconcile his conflicting loyalties to his family, the FBI and Lefty himself.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Adrian Turner

In this 1970s-set crime drama, Al Pacino stars as a sleazeball who inducts young Brasco (played by Johnny Depp) into the codes and "family" values of organised crime. In fact, Brasco is an FBI undercover agent whose job threatens his marriage to Anne Heche as well as his life. In a way, it's a curious reversal of Pacino's earlier role in Serpico, in which his character went under cover. Directed by Mike Newell - a change of pace from Four Weddings and a Funeral - it's pitched midway between the epic Godfather and the flash GoodFellas, and develops nicely as Depp finds himself becoming rather fond of his monstrous mentor. The period setting - a world of tacky shirts, fur collars and plastic lawns - is also beautifully evoked.

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Cast

rolenameLefty RuggieroAl PacinoJoe Pistone / "Donnie Brasco"Johnny DeppSonny BlackMichael MadsenNickyBruno KirbyPaulieJames RussoMaggie PistoneAnne HecheTim CurleyZeljko IvanekDean BlandfordGerry BeckerDr BergerZach GrenierSonny's girlfriendGretchen MolTrafficanteVal AveryFBI technicianTim Blake NelsonFBI technicianPaul Giamatti

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rolenameDirectorMike Newell

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Theatrical distributor

Entertainment Film Dists Ltd

Released on

1997-04-30

Languages

English | Japanese | Italian

Guidance

Contains violence, swearing, a sex scene and nudity.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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