I KNEW IT WAS YOU (2009)

I KNEW IT WAS YOU is Richard Shepard’s documentary about actor John Cazale, who performed in only five films before he passed away from cancer at age 42. Those films were The Godfather and The Godfather: Part II (as Fredo), The Conversation, Dog Day Afternoon, and The Deer Hunter, all of which were nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. The documentary features interviews with many Cazale friends, fans, and collaborators, including Meryl Streep, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Gene Hackman, Francis Ford Coppola, Sidney Lumet, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sam Rockwell, and Steve Buscemi. HBO has picked up the rights to the doc, and it made its official debut at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival!

PRESS

New York Magazine – The Godfather (July 24, 2009)

The Warren Report – Sundance ‘09 Video: Richard Shepard (April 15, 2009)

eFilmCritic – Fredo Lives (January 21, 2009)

2009 Sundance Film Festival – Short Shot: The Labor of Love Behind I Knew It Was You (January 15, 2009)

Los Angeles Times – Sundance Buzz: A documentary about an actor’s actor (January 13, 2009)

Realscreen – Sundance short reveals little known icon (January 21, 2009)

Movie City News – Talking future now with Richard Shepard (January 19, 2009)