The Alto Knights

The Alto Knights
6.0

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Directed by: Barry Levinson

Overview

Two of New York's most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, 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.

The Alto Knights
The Alto Knights
The Alto Knights

Reviews (3)

  • CinemaSerf (Rated: 6)

    After mob boss Vito (Robert De Niro with loads of facial prosthetics) gets into a scrape with the authorities, he has to flee the USA and leave his childhood friend and business partner Frank (Robert De Niro without augmentation) in charge of things. Many years go by and the latter makes a success o...

  • r96sk (Rated: 9)

    'The Alto Knights' delivered for me. A (biographical) crime drama featuring Robert De Niro, what's not to love? It's a bio about Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, two people I'm not all that familiar with but the story is an easy one to understand and follow so it matters not.

    I'm not ab...

  • GenerationofSwine (Not rated)

    You guys remember how bad Gotti was? Well this is what happens when someone tries to out-do De Niro in anything. He took a breath, told Travolta to hold his beer, and sat down and showed him how bad a mob movie can really be.

    Part of it is, well it's De Niro's politics. He isn't just outspoken ...

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