It was during the early 1957 when Vito Genovese ordered the assassination of Frank Costello. He hired the infamous mobster Vincent Gigante, who shot Costello on May 2, 1957.
Sounds about right. But this time, he’s playing both lead roles: Vito Genovese and Frank Costello. De Niro will double his acting expertise in The Alto Knights, a crime drama inspired by the ...
De Niro stars in a double role as both mob bosses Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, real-life kingpins of New York’s Genovese crime family. Alongside De Niro stars Debra Messing as Costello’s ...
Jan. 14 (UPI) --Warner Brothers is previewing The Alto Knights, starring Robert De Niro as both Frank Costello and Vito Genovese. The movie is about the power struggle between the iconic gangsters.