De op een waargebeurd verhaal gebaseerde film volgt FBI-agent Joe Pistone die de maffia van New York infiltreert. Onder de naam Donnie Brasco maakt hij diverse vrienden, en weet hij zich al gauw op te werken in de maffiafamilie van Sonny Black.
| Writing | Joseph D. Pistone | Novel |
| Production | Mark Johnson | Producer |
| Editing | Jon Gregory | Editor |
| Sound | Patrick Doyle | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Richard Woodley | Novel |
| Production | Gail Mutrux | Producer |
| Directing | Mike Newell | Director |
| Writing | Paul Attanasio | Screenplay |
| Production | Patrick McCormick | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Peter Sova | Director of Photography |
| Production | Louis DiGiaimo | Producer |
| Production | Alan Greenspan | Executive Producer |
| Crew | G.A. Aguilar | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Joseph P. Reidy | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Brett Goldstein | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Caglione Jr. | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Louis DiGiaimo | Casting |
| Art | Leslie A. Pope | Set Decoration |
| Art | Donald Graham Burt | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | David C. Robinson | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Milton Buras | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aude Bronson-Howard | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nathan J. Busch II | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margot Boccia | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Jefferson Sage | Art Direction |
| Production | Barry Levinson | Executive Producer |