I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale is a 2009 American short documentary film about actor John Cazale, directed by Richard Shepard and produced by Brett Ratner, Stacey Reiss and Shepard.

An exemplar of his acting generation yet a name largely unknown, John Cazale made only five films, but each earned Oscar nominations. With the aid of co-stars and friends, this poignant documentary.

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I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale: Directed by Richard Shepard. With John Cazale, Steve Buscemi, Sam Rockwell, Al Pacino. A portrait of the acting craft of John Cazale and a tour.

A portrait of the actor John Cazale, whose too-brief career included only five major filmsall of which became iconic, generation-defining movies.

In 1978, just after wrapping The Deer Hunter, Cazale died tragically at age 42, and cinema was robbed of one of its brightest talents.

I KNEW IT WAS YOU is a fresh tour through movies that defined a generation. John Cazale was in only five films The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather: Part II, Dog Day.