I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009) on Netflix
John Cazale appeared in only five films and every one of them was nominated for Best Picture. The actors and directors who worked with him discuss his approach to those roles.
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John Cazale worked mainly on the New York stage, where he won an Obie award, until a casting director preparing The Godfather saw him in a play and brought him to the screen as Fredo Corleone. The Conversation, Dog Day Afternoon, a second Godfather film and The Deer Hunter followed over the 1970s; that run of five features drew forty Academy Award nominations between them, and each was nominated for Best Picture, though Cazale never received one himself. Actors and directors who worked with him sit for interviews about the subtle approach he took to his roles and the pressure it put on their own performances. The title comes from a line spoken to his character in the second Godfather film.
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- Meryl Streep, Al Pacino, Gene Hackman, Robert De Niro and directors Francis Ford Coppola and Sidney Lumet all gave interviews for the documentary, but Michael Cimino, who had directed John Cazale in The Deer Hunter, refused to participate in any capacity despite his compassion and respect for the actor.
