Zelig
“You wanted more when it was all over!”
DirectorWoody Allen
ScreenplayWoody Allen
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.
Release
Jul 15, 1983
Budget
$14M
Country
United States
Revenue
$12M
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)
Elizabeth Kaitan
German Girl (uncredited)
Arthur Anderson
Other Doctor (uncredited)
Bubba Dean Rambo
Charleston Dancer (uncredited)
Reviews
Trailer
Official trailer
Zelig
Where to Watch
Streaming
YouTube Free
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From the same director: Woody Allen
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