Thread by @dean_frey

Happy birthday Al Pacino 🎂
📷 Irving Penn, 1995
“With rare, sweet stealth, he has insinuated himself as one of our great actors. He is so much more accessible and beguiling than De Niro or Hoffman.”
- David Thomson

James Caan, Marlon Brando, Francis Ford Coppola, Al Pacino & John Cazale on the set of The Godfather
📷 Steve Schapiro, 1972

John Cazale & Al Pacino in 2, 1974
Another great film set shot by Steve Schapiro
"I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart. You broke my heart."

Robert De Niro, Al Pacino & Joe Pesci in Martin Scorsese's The Irishman, 2019.
What a spectacular photograph, by Niko Tavernise
#stillonset

Diane Keaton & Al Pacino, The Godfather
📷 Steve Schapiro, 1972
“If you want to talk about acting, look again at that early scene when Michael tells her about the way in which Johnny Fontane got his freedom from the bandleader who had him under contract.”
- David Thomson

Al Pacino was wonderful as Jimmy Hoffa in Martin Scorsese's The Irishman.
Here with Robert De Niro & Ray Romano
📷 Niko Tavernise, 2019

Lee Strasberg & Al Pacino in 2, 1974
Two performances for the ages. But Pacino lost out to Art Carney for Best Actor, & Strasberg missed Best Supporting Actor closer to home: Robert De Niro.
The still photographer on set was Bruce McBroom, but Steve Schapiro was around as well.

Al Pacino, Martin Scorsese & Director of Photography Rodrigo Prieto have a conference on the set of The Irishman. Prieto received a Best Cinematography #Oscar nomination for his work on this film.
📷 Niko Tavernise, 2019
#stillonset

Here's a wonderful shot: Al Pacino & Hal Holbrook in a scene from Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
📷 Friedman-Abeles, 1969
@NYPL digital collection

Coffee with Robert De Niro & Al Pacino ☕️
📷 Marco Grob for Variety, 2019

A great cover photo of Al Pacino & Robert De Niro by Richard Burbridge, for @GQMagazine
Inside are some outstanding portraits:
gq.com/story/al-pacin…

Including this wonderful shot:
Al Pacino by Richard Burbridge for GQ, 2019