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. The events depicted were based on a true story, which was also portrayed in the film ''

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'', which was originally based on the autobiographical book '' Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia'' by Joseph D. Pistone and Richard Woodley.

Cast

* Jason Gedrick as Joseph D. Pistone/"Joe Falcone" * Sonny Marinelli as Jimmy Suits *P. R. Paul as Pasche * Allan Steele as Sally Soaps *

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as Raymond "The Madman" Ricci *

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as Noah Dietrich * Titus Welliver as Santino 'Sonny' Napoli *

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as Maggie Pistone * Lillo Brancato Jr. as Alberto 'Lucky' Fema

Production

The series had been expected to air on CBS in fall 1999, but it was initially left off the 1999–2000 television schedule. The

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had been screened for CBS executives a week after the

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, and CBS Television president Les Moonves thought its violent content was inappropriate to air so soon after the massacre. The pilot was filmed in

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, but after it was picked up for a series, the other eight episodes were filmed in

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for budgetary reasons.

Episodes

References

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