35TH AFI LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD GALA: A TRIBUTE TO AL PACINO
Actor Al Pacino arrives at the taping of the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award gala where he was honored with the 35th AFI Lifetime Achievement Award in Los Angeles on June 7, 2007. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen)
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