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Zelig
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Genres
Comedy
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.
Details
Budget
$13500000
Revenue
$11798616
Runtime
79 min
Release Date
1983-07-15
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
881
Vote Average
7.432
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Garrett M. Brown
Actor Zelig
Marianne Tatum
Actress Fletcher
Charles Denny
Actor Doctor
Michael Kell
Actor Koslow
John Rothman
Paul Deghuee
Deborah Rush
Lita Fox
Stanley Simmonds
Lita's Lawyer
Robert Berger
Zelig's Lawyer
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
Marshall Cole Sr.
Calvin Turner - Contemporary Interviews
Ellen Garrison
Older Dr. Fletcher - Contemporary Interviews
Jack Cannon
Mike Geibell - Contemporary Interviews
Theodore R. Smits
Ted Bierbauer - Contemporary Interviews
Sherman Loud
Older Paul Deghuee - Contemporary Interviews
Elizabeth Rothschild
Older Sister Meryl Fletcher - Contemporary Interviews
Kuno Sponholz
Oswald Pohl - Contemporary Interviews
Ed Herlihy
Pathe News Announcer (voice)
Dwight Weist
Hearst Metrotone Announcer (voice)
George Hamlin
Experimental Drugs Doctor
Robert Iglesia
Man in Barber Chair
Eli Resnick
Man in Park
Edward McPhillips
Scotsman
Sol Lomita
Martin Geist
Ed Lane
Man on Telephone
Sharon Ferrol-Young
Miss Baker
Dimitri Vassilopoulos
Martinez
Stephanie Farrow
Sister Meryl
Francis Beggins
City Hall Speaker
Jean Trowbridge
Dr. Fletcher's Mother
Ken Chapin
On-Camera Interviewer
Gerald Klein
Hearst Guest
Vincent Jerman-Jerosa
Hearst Guest
Erma Campbell
Zelig's Wife
Anton Marco
Wrist Victim
Louise Deitch
House-Painting Victim
Bernice Dowis
Vilification Woman
Bernie Herold
Carter Dean
Elizabeth Kaitan
German Girl (uncredited)
Arthur Anderson
Other Doctor (uncredited)
Bubba Dean Rambo
Charleston Dancer (uncredited)
Kim Johnston Ulrich
Beauty Contestant (uncredited)
Michael Blevins
Lizard Dancer (uncredited)
Jon Hayden
Reporter (uncredited)
Mae Questel
Helen Kane (voice) (uncredited)
Ruth Leon Weiman
Mother of a Graduate (uncredited)
Tug Wilson
Police Officer (uncredited)
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