The official trailer for the Barry Levinson-directed film, which arrived Tuesday, shows the Academy Award winner in a dual role, in which he portrays two of New York's most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese.

Robert De Niro is starring as the Mafia boss in a mob drama. 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 true story behind Costello and Genovese’s deadly rivalry.

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. The trailer shows the pair meeting in a dark restaurant in an apparent hotel.

If one Robert De Niro wasn't enough, try two, as the Oscar winner plays dueling mob bosses in Barry Levinson's crime drama, The Alto Knights.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Robert De Niro is a two-hit wonder in the trailer for the upcoming gangster film “The Alto Knights” from Barry Levinson. De Niro stars in a double role as both mob bosses Vito Genovese and Frank Costello,

Robert De Niro's upcoming feature film might be set in New York, but it has Cincinnati written all over it. Several scenes from the recently released "The Alto Knights" trailer appear to be filmed at Cincinnati landmarks,

Robert De Niro faces off with Robert De Niro in the new trailer for The Alto Knights, a Barry Levinson-directed The post It’s De Niro vs. De Niro in The Alto Knights Trailer appeared first on MovieMaker Magazine.

De Niro will be – once again – wrapping his mouth around words by GoodFellas screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi, who pens the screenplay for The Alto Knights, a project that is said to have been in the works from Pileggi since the '70s.