sparing him from death. This attempt on his life did happen to the real Frank Costello, and the scene of the crime and injury he sustained are reported to be accurate (via The New York Times).

The Real Life Godfather' and 'Mob Mentality: Louis Ferrante' take a deeper look into the lives of those involved in organized ...

The Alto Knights chronicles the friendship-turned-rivalry between notorious mobsters Frank Costello and ... the assailant who shot him. Costello’s brush with death convinced him to finally ...

Robert De Niro plays rival mob bosses in a new biographical crime drama. But while it's fun to watch De Niro argue with himself, The Alto Knights ultimately feels dubious and derivative.

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 ...

Written by Goodfellas screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi, The Alto Knights is inspired by the true story of the rivalry between Frank Costello and Vito Genovese—big names in organized crime in New ...

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 ...

Bobbie's death is unconfirmed to be around the same ... It was Vito Genovese and Frank Costello." "I did the kind of research you would do for a book even though it was for a movie," Pileggi ...

De Niro plays Luciano crime family boss Frank Costello as a pragmatic businessman who by the 1950s was a well-known figure in New York society, hosting high-profile charitable endeavors ...

Based on true events, The Alto Knights recounts the story of Italian-American mob bosses Frank Costello (Robert De Niro) and Vito Genovese (Robert De Niro) as they both come to the end of their ...