Author(s): Karina Longworth

Music Film & Television

Al Pacino (born 1940) is an internationally acclaimed stage and screen actor, who learned his craft at the famous Actors Studio in New York. From his debut as a junkie in Panic in Needle Park (1971) until his most recent film The Son of No One (2011), he has featured in more than 40 films. However, it was his role as Michael Corleone in Francis F. Coppola's The Godfather (1972) that made him the iconic actor he is today. Pacino has received numerous awards for his work, including Best Actor Award for his role in Martin Brest's Scent of a Woman (1992). Anatomy of an Actor titles are comprehensive studies on the craft of the world's greatest actors, through the analysis of ten of their most iconic roles. The authors examine why and how these famous actors have become some of the most respected and influential in the film world. Each title is divided into 10 chapters, each one dedicated to a specific role and fully documented with film stills, on-set photography and film sequences.