In 1978, the US government waged a war against organized crime. One man was left behind the lines.
An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.
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Character
Classical in form, earnest, grave and bleak.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- contemplativerelentless
Who loves it, who doesn't
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Cast
- Johnny DeppDonnie Brasco / Joseph D. 'Joe' Pistone
- Al PacinoBenjamin 'Lefty' Ruggiero
- Michael MadsenDominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano
- Bruno KirbyNicholas 'Nicky' Santora
- James RussoPaulie
- Anne HecheMaggie Pistone
- Željko IvanekTim Curley
- Brian TarantinaBruno
- Rocco SistoRichard 'Richie' Gazzo
- Zach GrenierDr. Berger
Crew
- Mike NewellDirector
- Paul AttanasioScreenplay
- Richard WoodleyNovel
- Joseph D. PistoneNovel
- Peter SovaDirector of Photography
- Patrick DoyleOriginal Music Composer
- Jon GregoryEditor
- Louis DiGiaimoProducer
- Gail MutruxProducer
- Mark JohnsonProducer
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