Based on real events, director Barry Levinson's
The Alto Knights sees Robert De Niro play the dual
roles of rival mob bosses and old friends Frank Costello and Vito Genovese as they battle for control of New York's
underworld. The script is courtesy of
Goodfellas writer Nicholas Pileggi.
The film also stars Debra Messing, Cosmo Jarvis, Katherine Narducci, Micheal Rispoli,
Michael Adler, Ed Amatrudo, Joe Bacino, Anthony J. Gallo, Wallace
Langham, Louis Mustillo, Frank Piccirillo, Matt Servitto
and Robert Uricola.
The Alto Knights is in UK/ROI cinemas from March
21st.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
The film follows two of New York’s most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello (De Niro) and Vito Genovese (De Niro), as they vie for control of the city’s streets. Once the best of friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals place them on a deadly collision course that will reshape the Mafia (and America) forever.
