Movie·1983·1h 19m
Zelig
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Country
United States of America
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
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.
Producer
Charles H. Joffe, Robert Greenhut
Cinematography
Gordon Willis
Music
Dick Hyman
Editor
Susan E. Morse
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
926 votes
// cast
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
Will Hussung
Other Doctor
Gale Hansen
Freshman #1
Michael Jeter
Freshman #2
Peter McRobbie
Workers Rally Speaker
Richard Litt
Charles Koslow
Mary Louise Wilson
Sister Ruth
Alice Beardsley
Telephone Operator
Paula Trueman
Woman on Telephone
// crew
Crew
Woody Allen
Director, Writer
Charles H. Joffe
Executive Producer
Susan E. Morse
Editor
Dick Hyman
Original Music Composer
Robert Greenhut
Producer
Gordon Willis
Director of Photography
Jack Rollins
Executive Producer
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