Zelig

Zelig (1983)

U/A 13+ 15/07/1983
  • Comedy
  • 1 hr 19 min
74%
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $13,500,000
  • Revenue :$11,798,616
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.
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $13,500,000
  • Revenue :$11,798,616
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
Woody Allen

Leonard Zelig

Mia Farrow
Mia Farrow

Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher

John Buckwalter
John Buckwalter

Dr. Sindell

Howard Erskine
Howard Erskine

Hypodermic Doctor

Gale Hansen
Gale Hansen

Freshman #1

Michael Jeter
Michael Jeter

Freshman #2

Peter McRobbie
Peter McRobbie

Workers Rally Speaker

Richard Litt
Richard Litt

Charles Koslow

Mary Louise Wilson
Mary Louise Wilson

Sister Ruth

Paula Trueman
Paula Trueman

Woman on Telephone

Garrett M. Brown
Garrett M. Brown

Actor Zelig

Marianne Tatum
Marianne Tatum

Actress Fletcher

John Rothman
John Rothman

Paul Deghuee

Deborah Rush
Deborah Rush

Lita Fox

Jeanine Jackson
Jeanine Jackson

Helen Gray

John Doumanian
John Doumanian

Greek Waiter

Willy Holt
Willy Holt

Rally Chancellor

Susan Sontag
Susan Sontag

Susan Sontag - Contemporary Interviews

Saul Bellow
Saul Bellow

Saul Bellow - Contemporary Interviews

Irving Howe
Irving Howe

Irving Howe - Contemporary Interviews

Ed Herlihy
Ed Herlihy

Pathe News Announcer (voice)

Dwight Weist
Dwight Weist

Hearst Metrotone Announcer (voice)

Vincent Jerman-Jerosa
Vincent Jerman-Jerosa

Hearst Guest

Elizabeth Kaitan
Elizabeth Kaitan

German Girl (uncredited)

Arthur Anderson
Arthur Anderson

Other Doctor (uncredited)

Bubba Dean Rambo
Bubba Dean Rambo

Charleston Dancer (uncredited)

Kim Johnston Ulrich
Kim Johnston Ulrich

Beauty Contestant (uncredited)

Jon Hayden
Jon Hayden

Reporter (uncredited)

Mae Questel
Mae Questel

Helen Kane (voice) (uncredited)

lines
Crew Members
Jack Rollins
Jack Rollins

Executive Producer

Charles H. Joffe
Charles H. Joffe

Executive Producer

Gordon Willis
Gordon Willis

Director of Photography

Dick Hyman
Dick Hyman

Original Music Composer

Robert Greenhut
Robert Greenhut

Producer

Woody Allen
Woody Allen

Director

Woody Allen
Woody Allen

Writer

Thomas A. Reilly
Thomas A. Reilly

Assistant Director

Todd M. Thaler
Todd M. Thaler

Assistant Production Coordinator

Juliet Taylor
Juliet Taylor

Casting

Santo Loquasto
Santo Loquasto

Costume Design

John Edward Allen
John Edward Allen

Thanks

Ken Murray
Ken Murray

Thanks

Media
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