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Donnie Brasco (Special Edition)

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9780767853484
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0767853482
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: November 07, 2000
Running Time: 127 minutes
Sales Rank: 2402
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: February 28, 1997

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
An fbi agent befriends a lowly hitman to gain entry to the mob. In the mid 1970s fbi agent joe pistone infiltrated the violent mafia underworld getting closer to its inner circle than any u.S. Law officer ever had. This suspenseful tale of friendship honor and betrayal is based on a true story. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 12/21/2004 Starring: Al Pacino Johnny Depp Run time: 127 minutes Rating: R Director: Mike Newell

Amazon.com:
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 andGoodFellas, 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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Rating: - Good Mob Story
D. Brasco is a good story and is alot less violent than most mob movies. It isn't as good as the Godfather ... Read More

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Rating: - Movie: 4/5 Picture Quality: 3.5~4.5/5 Sound Quality: 3.5~4.25/5 Extras: 2/5
Version: U.S.A / Region A, B, C
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 / High Profile 4.1
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
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Rating: - Great movie
This is one of the best gangster movies ever made. Great acting, great filmmaking.

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Rating: - Donnie Brasco
Excellent movie. Excellent cast, especially Johnny Depp and Al Pacino. Keeps you on the "edge of your seat" the whole ... Read More

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Rating: - It doesn't get much better than this.
A great storyline with great actors. It never gets old, do not miss this movie.

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