Sundance short reveals little known icon

His film career only consisted of five movies, but they were some of the biggest, most well-known movies of his time. He had large roles in each film, but his name goes relatively unknown. John Cazale is the subject of the documentary short I Knew It Was You that premiered at Sundance this week. Director Richard Shepard spoke with realscreen about working on his first doc and gaining the trust of Meryl Streep.

January 21, 2009

His film career only consisted of five movies, but they were some of the biggest, most well-known movies of his time. He had large roles in each film, but his name goes relatively unknown. John Cazale is the subject of the documentary short I Knew It Was You that premiered at Sundance this week. Director Richard Shepard spoke with realscreen about working on his first doc and gaining the trust of Meryl Streep.