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I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009)

Directed by Richard Shepard

Documentary | Short | Biography

Overview

John Cazale was in only five films – The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather: Part II, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deer Hunter – each was nominated for Best Picture. Yet today most people don’t even know his name. I KNEW IT WAS YOU is a fresh tour through movies that defined a generation.

Length 39 minutes

Actors

John Cazale | Al Pacino | Meryl Streep | Robert De Niro | Olympia Dukakis | Gene Hackman | Carol Kane | Steve Buscemi | Richard Dreyfuss | Francis Ford Coppola | Sam Rockwell | Sidney Lumet | Philip Seymour Hoffman | John Savage | Richard Shepard | Marvin Starkman | Brett Ratner

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
05/09/2012TVDVDRented8 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Touching, sometimes funny, and ultimately sad bio of John Cazale. I wish it would’ve had a little more insight into John’s early life and stage work, but it still added depth to an actor I knew little about outside of his iconic roles.

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