I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

I Knew It Was You (2009) — watch online on iFILM. Richard Shepard's 40-minute documentary makes a simple claim: John Cazale was the most essential supporting actor of the New Hollywood era, and almost no one outside the industry knows his name.

Five films: The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon, The Deer Hunter. Every single one landed a Best Picture nomination. No other actor in Hollywood history has that record. Cazale died of cancer in 1978, at 42. Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, Francis Ford Coppola, Gene Hackman, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sidney Lumet, Steve Buscemi — they all showed up to talk about him. Forty minutes. No filler. Stream I Knew It Was You online on iFILM.