Zelig (1983)
PG
06/10/1983 (GB)
Comedy
1h 19m
- 74% (877 votes)
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Overview
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.
- Woody AllenDirector, Writer
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$13,500,000
Revenue
$11,798,616
Keywords
- great depression
- celebrity
- mockumentary
- chameleon
- psychiatrist
- found footage
- newsreel footage
- electroconvulsive therapy
- 1920s
- 1930s
- historical images
- mocking
- historical events
Top Billed Cast
Woody Allen
Leonard Zelig
Mia Farrow
Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher
Patrick Horgan
The Narrator (voice)
John Buckwalter
Dr. Sindell
Marvin Chatinover
Glandular Diagnosis Doctor
Stanley Swerdlow
Mexican Food Doctor
Paul Nevens
Dr. Birsky
Howard Erskine
Hypodermic Doctor
Richard Whiting
Other Doctor
Ralph Bell
Other Doctor
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