Gangster Capone was recruited by members of the Five Points Gang in the early 1920s. Capone’s childhood friend, Lucky Luciano, was also originally a member of the Five Points Gang. Capone would rise to control a major portion of illicit activity such as gambling, prostitution, and bootlegging in Chicago during the early twentieth century. Frank Costello was another influential gangster. He was born in southern Italy but moved to America when he was four years old. He later changed his name from Francesco Castiglia to Frank Costello when he joined a gang at age 13. His name change led some people
Ben Gazzara (1972), and "The Family Rico" (1972). He made "The Sicilian Connection" (1972) in Italy, and did a science fiction film "The Neptune Factor" (1973). There were more TV films "You'll Never See Me Again" (1973) and "Maneater" (1973). He starred in the television miniseries "QB VII" (1974), which won six primetime Emmy Awards. The six-and-a-half hour series was based on a book by Leon Uris and co-starred Anthony Hopkins, then played gangster Al Capone in the biographical film "Capone" (1975). Cassevetes was in the support cast. Gazzara appeared on Broadway in "Hughie" (1975) then worked again for Cassavetes as director