Zelig

Jul 15, 1983

1h 19m

★ 7.4

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.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Orion Pictures

Zelig Trailers

Cast

Leonard Zelig

Woody Allen

Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher

Mia Farrow

The Narrator (voice)

Patrick Horgan

Dr. Sindell

John Buckwalter

Glandular Diagnosis Doctor

Marvin Chatinover

Mexican Food Doctor

Stanley Swerdlow

Dr. Birsky

Paul Nevens

Hypodermic Doctor

Howard Erskine

Other Doctor

Richard Whiting

Other Doctor

Ralph Bell

Other Doctor

Will Hussung

Freshman #1

Gale Hansen

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