Robert De Niro returns to the big screen next month in a new film from Barry Levinson called The Alto Knights, which follows a duo of Italian Americans who run two separate crime families, a tale inspired by real events that happened in the mid-20th century.

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

That's the case in The Alto Knights, which reunites De Niro with director Barry Levinson. The pair had previously collaborated on films like political satire Wag the Dog and Bernie Madoff biopic The Wizard of Lies.