| Donnie Brasco - Special Edition (1997)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Johnny Depp |
Donnie Brasco/Joseph D. 'Joe' Pistone
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| Al Pacino |
Benjamin 'Lefty' Ruggiero
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| Anne Heche |
Maggie Pistone
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| Bruno Kirby |
Nicky
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| Michael Madsen |
Sonny Black
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| James Russo |
Paulie
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| Zeljko Ivanek |
Tim Curley
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| Gerry Becker |
Dean Blandford
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| Robert Miano |
Sonny Red
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| Brian Tarantina |
Bruno
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Drama |
| Director |
Mike Newell |
| Producer |
Louis DiGiaimo; Mark Johnson |
| Writer |
Paul Attanasio; Joseph D. Pistone; Richard Woodley |
| Studio |
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
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| Language |
English |
| Rated |
R |
| Time |
127 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
| IMDb Rating |
7.6 |
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| Plot |
Based On A True Story
Posing as jewel broker Donnie Brasco, FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone (Johnny Depp) is granted entrance into the violent mob family of aging hitman Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino). When his personal and professional lives collide, Pistone jeopardizes his marriage, his job, his life and, ultimately, the gangster mentor he has come to respect and admire. From acclaimed director Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral), and featuring an extraordinary supporting cast including Michael Madsen, Anne Heche, Bruno Kirby and James Russo, Donnie Brasco is "one terrific movie!" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone) |
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
Special Edition |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single side, Dual layer |
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043396052727 |
| Chapters |
28 |
| Release Date |
11/7/2000 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.0 [CC]
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround
SPANISH: Dolby Digital Surround |
| #discs |
1 |
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Notes
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| Based on a memoir by former undercover cop Joe Pistone (whose daring and unprecedented infiltration of the New York Mob scene earned him a place in the federal witness protection program), Donnie Brasco is like a de- romanticized, de-mythologized version of The Godfather. It offers an uncommonly detailed, privileged glimpse inside the world of organized crime from the perspective of the little guys at the bottom of Mafia hierarchy rather than from the kingpins at the top. Donnie Brasco is not only one of the great modern-day gangster movies to put in the company of The Godfather films and GoodFellas, but it is also one of the great undercover police movies--arguably surpassing Serpico and Prince of the City in richness of character, detail, and moral complexity. Donnie (Johnny Depp, a splendid actor) is practically adopted by Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino), a gregarious, low-level "made" man who grows to love his young protégé like a son. (Pacino really sinks into this guy's skin and polyester slacks, and creates his freshest, most fully realized character since his 1970s heyday.) As Donnie acclimates himself to Lefty's world, he distances himself from his wife (a terrific Anne Heche) and family for their own protection. Almost imperceptibly his sense of identity slips away from him. Questioning his own confused loyalties, unable to trust anybody else because he himself is an imposter, Donnie loses his way in a murky and treacherous no-man's land. The film is directed by Mike Newell, who also headed up Four Weddings and a Funeral and the gritty, true crime melodrama Dance with a Stranger. --Jim Emerson |
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Extra Features
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Director's Commentary
Exclusive Featurette "Donnie Brasco: Out From The Shadows"
Original Featurette
Deleted Scenes
Isolated Music Score
Theatrical Trailers
Weblink
Talent Files
Interactive Menus
Production Notes
Scene Selections
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