Donnie Brasco [blu-ray] / TriStar ; Mandalay Entertainment presents a Baltimore Pictures/Mark Johnson Production, a Mike Newell film ; produced by Mark Johnson, Barry Levinson, Louis DiGiaimo, Gail Mutrux ; screenplay by Paul Attanasio ; directed by Mike Newell.
THIS BLU-RAY DISC WILL NOT PLAY IN STANDARD DVD PLAYERS. Title from container. Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, James Russo, Anne Heche. Based on the book by Joseph D. Pistone with Richard Woodley. Originally released as a motion picture in 1997. Special features: Exclusive featurette "Donnie Brasco: out from the shadows;" original featurette; theatrical trailers; photo gallery/montage.
Summary:
Posing as the hardboiled jewel broker Donnie Brasco, FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone gains entry into the brutal mob family of fading hitman Lefty Ruggiero, who treats Donnie like a son. As their association deepens, Pistone's life begins to spiral downward, placing everything that's meaningul to him - his marriage, his career and his life - in jeopardy. Based on a true story.
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