Donnie Brasco
“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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66 people
Johnny Depp
Donnie Brasco / Joseph D. 'Joe' Pistone
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Al Pacino
Benjamin 'Lefty' Ruggiero
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Michael Madsen
Dominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano
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The Basketball Diaries
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James Russo
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Anne Heche
Maggie Pistone
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Željko Ivanek
Tim Curley
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Oz
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Brian Tarantina
Bruno
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Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
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Rocco Sisto
Richard 'Richie' Gazzo
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Mildred Pierce
Zach Grenier
Dr. Berger
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Gerry Becker
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Alphonse 'Sonny Red' Indelicato
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Mike Newell Director · Paul Attanasio Screenplay Joseph D. Pistone Author
Worldwide gross $125M · Budget $35M · United States release February 27, 1997
Box office
Budget
$35,000,000
Worldwide gross
$124,909,762
Gross vs. budget
3.6×
Production
Mark Johnson Productions
Production
Baltimore Pictures
Production
Mandalay Entertainment
Production
TriStar Pictures
Production · Studio
Phoenix Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian · Japanese
Release dates
United States · February 24, 1997
Premiere · Century City, California
United States · February 27, 1997
Theatrical
Argentina
August 21, 1997 · Theatrical
Australia
April 10, 1997 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 15, 1997 · Theatrical
Canada
February 27, 1997 · Theatrical
Czechia
August 14, 1997 · Theatrical
Denmark
November 7, 1997 · Theatrical
Estonia
June 27, 1997 · Theatrical
Finland
August 1, 1997 · Premiere · Espoo Film Festival
September 19, 1997 · Theatrical
France
March 13, 1997 · Premiere · Paris
March 19, 1997 · Theatrical
January 15, 2023 · TV · Arte
December 6, 2025 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
May 3, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
April 17, 1997 · Theatrical
January 15, 2023 · TV · Arte
May 3, 2026 · TV · Arte
Greece
October 28, 1997 · Theatrical
July 6, 1999 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
April 24, 1997 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 16, 1997 · Theatrical
Iceland
May 10, 1997 · Theatrical
India
February 9, 2017 · Digital
Ireland
May 2, 1997 · Theatrical
Israel
June 13, 1997 · Theatrical
Italy
November 7, 1997 · Theatrical
Japan
November 15, 1997 · Theatrical
Lithuania
August 8, 1997 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 9, 1998 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 24, 1997 · Theatrical
January 9, 2004 · TV · Net 5
May 25, 2010 · Physical · DVD
November 14, 2012 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
August 8, 1997 · Theatrical
Philippines
January 31, 2021 · Digital
Poland
May 9, 1997 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 29, 1997 · Premiere · Troia Film Festival
August 15, 1997 · Theatrical
Romania
July 28, 1997 · Theatrical
Serbia
January 19, 2010 · Premiere · Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival
Singapore
May 21, 1997 · Theatrical
Slovakia
August 14, 1997 · Theatrical
Slovenia
December 18, 1997 · Theatrical
South Africa
June 6, 1997 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 20, 1998 · Theatrical
Spain
March 21, 1997 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 26, 1997 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 21, 1997 · Theatrical · French
May 9, 1997 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
May 17, 1997 · Theatrical
Türkiye
August 29, 1997 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
January 30, 2014 · TV
United Kingdom
May 2, 1997 · Theatrical
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