DVD

Donnie Brasco / Mandalay Entertainment presents a Baltimore Pictures/Mark Johnson production ; produced by Mark Johnson [and others] ; screenplay by Paul Attansio ; directed by Mike Newell.

Newell, Mike, 1942- (director.). Attanasio, Paul, 1959- (Added Author). Pacino, Al, 1940- (Added Author). Depp, Johnny. (Added Author). Kirby, Bruno, 1949-2006 (Added Author). Heche, Anne. (Added Author). Johnson, Mark. (Added Author). Pistone, Joseph D. Donnie Brasco: My undercover life in the Mafia. (Added Author). Baltimore Pictures (Firm) (Added Author). Mandalay Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, James Russo, Anne Heche. (Cast).

Summary:

This true story follows FBI agent Joe Pistone as he spends six years infiltrating the Mafia of New York, led by Sonny Black, and the mob family of aging hitman Lefty Ruggiero. Pistone, posing as jewel broker Donnie Brasco, forms a bond with Ruggiero and is reluctant to sell him out. The lines between his real life and his undercover life become blurry for Pistone.

Record details

ISBN: 0767853482 :
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Special edition, widescreen version.
Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [2000]
Copyright: ©2000

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the book by Joseph D. Pistone with Richard Woodley. Originally released as a motion picture in 1997. Based on the book by Joseph D. Pistone.
Participant or Performer Note:	Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, James Russo, Anne Heche.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Rated R.
System Details Note:	DVD, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:	Languages: English, French, Spanish; subtitles: English, Spanish, French. Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, USA, 1998: nominated, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published (Paul Attanasio). National Board of Review, USA, 1997: Best Supporting Actress (Anne Heche).