Frank Costello was born Francesco Castiglia on ... Roughly six years and 250 kilometers away, Vito Genovese was born in the province of Naples on November 21, 1897. Costello came to the United ...

Now, he plays a pair of wise guys. In “The Alto Knights,” DeNiro plays not one, but two infamous mobsters: Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, a pair of mafia leaders who grew to power in tandem ...

Vito Genovese built a terraced Italian garden and a replica of the Mt. Vesuvius volcano when he lived in Middletown. Deep Cut ...

Genovese was known for street crime and violence to get what he wanted. “He was more on the thug side of organized crime,” says Schumacher. He was an underboss to Lucky Luciano, who took control of ...

Goodfellas' and 'Casino' screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi brings a wealth of Mafia knowledge to a movie that traffics in constant nods to other gangster classics.

Read the true story behind the movie The Alto Knights, starring Robert De Niro in the dual role of two 1950s mob bosses - Frank Costello and Vito Genovese. Alec Baldwin's wife snaps at him on the ...

Now, he plays a pair of wise guys. In “The Alto Knights,” DeNiro plays not one, but two infamous mobsters: Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, a pair of mafia leaders who grew to power in tandem ...

Robert De Niro as Vito Genovese and Robert De Niro as Frank Costello in 'The Alto Knights' ...

Review: ‘The Alto Knights’ brings together some of Hollywood’s finest—Robert De Niro, director Barry Levinson, and writer ...

“The Alto Knights” follows the rivalry between Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, childhood friends turned competing Mafia bosses, and their maneuvering for control of the Luciano crime famil ...