Zelig
894 reviews
Comedy
1h 19m
1983
Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity in the 1920s due to his ability to look and act like whoever is...
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Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity in the 1920s due to his ability to look and act like whoever is around him. Clever editing places Zelig in real newsreel footage of Woodrow Wilson, Babe Ruth, and others.
- DirectorWoody Allen
- Release15 July 1983
- GenreComedy
- Duration1h 19m
- Budget$13,500,000
- Revenue$11,798,616
- Rate894 reviews
- Productions
Orion Pictures, Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions
Cast

Woody Allen
Leonard Zelig

Mia Farrow
Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher

John Buckwalter
Dr. Sindell

Howard Erskine
Hypodermic Doctor

Gale Hansen
Freshman #1

Michael Jeter
Freshman #2

Peter McRobbie
Workers Rally Speaker

Richard Litt
Charles Koslow

Mary Louise Wilson
Sister Ruth

Paula Trueman
Woman on Telephone

Garrett M. Brown
Actor Zelig

Marianne Tatum
Actress Fletcher

John Rothman
Paul Deghuee

Deborah Rush
Lita Fox

Jeanine Jackson
Helen Gray

John Doumanian
Greek Waiter

Willy Holt
Rally Chancellor

Susan Sontag
Susan Sontag - Contemporary Interviews

Saul Bellow
Saul Bellow - Contemporary Interviews

Irving Howe
Irving Howe - Contemporary Interviews

Ed Herlihy
Pathe News Announcer (voice)

Dwight Weist
Hearst Metrotone Announcer (voice)

Vincent Jerman-Jerosa
Hearst Guest

Elizabeth Kaitan
German Girl (uncredited)

Arthur Anderson
Other Doctor (uncredited)

Bubba Dean Rambo
Charleston Dancer (uncredited)

Kim Johnston Ulrich
Beauty Contestant (uncredited)

Jon Hayden
Reporter (uncredited)

Mae Questel
Helen Kane (voice) (uncredited)
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