“He was one of the best actors of our time. This time, any time.“If Al Pacino says something like that about you, it’s because your career is exemplary. And this is the case of the legendary John Casale, who left too soon, but to shine in the theater, to charm Meryl Streep and make every film in which he played an Oscar-nominated masterpiece.
As SensaCine reminds us, John Casale He discovers the theater at the age of 24 and doesn’t want to leave the stage anymore. And as if his peers are not going to let him: critics call him “absolutely brilliant, funny, moving, exciting.” a long time friend Al PacinoIt turns into one TV episode (series NYPD from 1967) before gradually attracting the attention of casting directors. Especially one who happens to work with Francis Ford Coppola.
His debut on the big screen
The latter, in full pre-production of The Godfather, casts him as Fredo Corleone as soon as he sees him. The result: eleven Academy Award nominations and the film leaving with three awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor for Marlon Brando, and Best Adapted Screenplay. 1974 saw The Godfather, Part 2 again: eleven nominations and six wins this time (Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor, among them). And as if that wasn’t enough, the same year he filmed Secret Conversations, still under the direction of Coppola. And again: three Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay.
He doesn’t want to rush, but choose the projects that suit him best, depending on the next film John Casale is Dog Afternoon (1975) together Al Pacino which earned him his first and only Golden Globe nomination and won six Academy Award nominations, including a statuette for Best Original Screenplay.
An exemplary ending
His final role will be in Journey to the End of Hell, Michael Cimino’s masterpiece, in which he chose to act rather than undergo treatment for the metastatic lung cancer he was diagnosed with because he never quit. Then Robert De Niro paid the insurance, Meryl Streep Meanwhile, he insisted on participating in the film…
And both were right: Casale’s scenes were recorded at the beginning of every shoot, and this is probably the best role of his entire career. He really gave his all knowing that the end was near. His final gift would be the nine Oscar nominations the film would garner, including five wins for the feature film itself, its direction, editing, and voice and supporting actor Christopher Walken.
He died prematurely at the age of 42 Meryl StreepHis companion, by his side, never leaves him alone -, John Casale Therefore, will have a career of five films, five masterpieces, all of which marked the history of cinema and Oscars. Then he left a lot to regret when you think of the wonderful performances he could have gone on to offer to a rapt public.
Source: Allocine
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