Set in the 1950s when Genovese and Costello were captivating New York, much of The Alto Knights’ true story is accurately depicted in this production. Even the movie’s title is a nod to the ...

Robert De Niro is renowned for his Mafia heavies, but in "The Alto Knights," he plays two real-life Mob bosses, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 📚 ...

Robert De Niro plays gangsters Frank Costello and Vito Genovese in Barry Levinson's real-life Mafia drama ... Other significant plot elements include Costello’s testimony before the Kefauver ...

In inviting New York’s slick-haired Gambler Frank Costello to testify about gambling, the U.S. Senate had been strictly high class all the way: it had not only communicated with him in a manner ...

But having Robert De Niro play real-life gangsters Frank Costello and Vito Genovese at once simply feels like a casting stunt. The end result is that Barry Levinson's otherwise sober-minded The ...

Robert De Niro plays both Vito Genovese and Frank Costello in Barry Levinson's new film "The Alto Knights," about organized crime in New York City.