Zelig (1983)

07/15/1983 (US) • 1h 19m

Comedy

You wanted more when it was all over!

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.

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


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$13,500,000.00

Revenue

$11,798,616.00

Keywords

great depression

celebrity

mockumentary

chameleon

psychiatrist

found footage

newsreel footage

electroconvulsive therapy

1920s

1930s

historical images

mocking

historical events

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