Robert De Niro plays former best friends and rival Mafia bosses in director Barry Levinson’s crime drama biopic, “The Alto Knights,” now in theaters.
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De Niro aims to show duality of Mafia life
For six decades, Robert De Niro has been regarded as the premier actor for gangster roles. Earlier this month, he reunited with director Barry Levinson, for “The Alto Knights,” which examines 1950s Mafia life through the real-life relationship of former friends turned rival bosses, Vito Genovese and Frank Costello.
