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I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

A Tribute to John Cazale

20097.00h 39m

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.

Directed by Richard Shepard
Written by Matt Austin, Michael Facciolo, Kari Hollend
Produced by Brett Ratner, Stacey Reiss, Richard Shepard
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Al Pacino

Al Pacino

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Meryl Streep

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Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

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Olympia Dukakis

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Gene Hackman

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Carol Kane

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Steve Buscemi

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Richard Dreyfuss

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Francis Ford Coppola

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Sam Rockwell

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Themes & Keywords

friendship1970sbiographytributecancerfilmmakingretrospectiveshort film

About I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale is a documentary film released in 2009 exploring themes of friendship, 1970s, biography, tribute, cancer, filmmaking. Directed by Richard Shepard, it stars Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro. 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.

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