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I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

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A portrait of actor John Cazale's work in film.

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Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault 10/04/2022
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In this 40-minute documentary, there’s a parade of great actors — those who worked with him, and those who might’ve been old enough to catch his films on cable back in the day — who genuflect before the cracked glory of John Cazale. Go to Full Review
David N. Butterworth La Movie Boeuf 02/07/2016
3/4
Richard Shepard's loving, 39-minute tribute to the influential performer who was taken from us all too soon. Go to Full Review
Leslie Stonebraker New York Press 02/25/2011
The film is as bright and largely superficial as the DVD's Oscilloscope packaging. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Seanax.com 11/18/2010
Richard Shepard profiles this actor's actor, a New York stage veteran who worked with and earned the respect of some of the greatest actors of his generation... Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid 11/12/2010
This is an extraordinary work; it runs just under 40 minutes, but the devotion, adoration, love and joy expressed here is clear and true. Go to Full Review
Phil Hall EDGE Boston 11/12/2010
3/5
A sketchy but touching celebration of Cazale's life and career. Go to Full Review
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10/19/2014 A nice little mini doc with some of the co-stars, filmmakers and next generation actors who had the opportunity to work with John Cazale before his unfortunate passing at the age of 42 from lung cancer, focusing on his style of method acting and how much of a natural he was for the art, and his still unmatched ability to find a high amount of award worthy film projects to be on (remains the only actor I am aware of whose entire filmography was nominated for Best Picture). Raging from DeNiro, Hoffman, Pacino Streep and of course Coppola who cast him in 3 of his five roles, you can tell all of the people talking about him considered him in high regard and wished we was still with us to see where his career would have taken him all of these years later. Kind of wish the doc was longer and got more into his schooling and his technique more but an interesting loving little doc nonetheless. See more 12/15/2013 Always loved this guy. See more 04/25/2013 It's strange to imagine what kind of career John Cazale would have had if he lived on like DeNiro or Pacino. Still it is amazing and fascinating how every single movie he appeared in are classics. See more 03/27/2013 A chronicle of the short life of a great actir who only appeared in 5 films, all of which had been nominated for Oscars (though he never even received a nomination, a real crime when you look at who did get a nom fir "The Godfather, Part II"). John Cazale unfortunately passed away at the age of 42 of cancer, and his promising career on the screen was untimely ended. The documentary is a living tribute to him, it doesn't dig too deep, and bas a very short run time, but it did put the spotlight on an often forgotten actor, with a great body if work. See more 07/30/2012 It is crazy he was only in 5 movies and they are all classics! See more 07/28/2012 It's always great see something about this unforgettable unknown soldier of the cinema. See more Read all reviews
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

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Movie Info

Synopsis A portrait of actor John Cazale's work in film.
Director
Richard Shepard
Distributor
Oscilloscope Pictures
Genre
Documentary, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 9, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 21, 2016
Runtime
39m