Comedy · United States of America · 1983 · 1h 19m

Zelig

Zelig poster
Director
Woody Allen
Cast
Woody Allen as Leonard Zelig Mia Farrow as Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher Patrick Horgan as The Narrator (voice) John Buckwalter as Dr. Sindell Marvin Chatinover as Glandular Diagnosis Doctor Stanley Swerdlow as Mexican Food Doctor
Crew
Gordon Willis — Director of Photography Susan E. Morse — Editor Dick Hyman — Original Music Composer Woody Allen — Writer Robert Greenhut — Producer Mel Bourne — Production Design
Tagline

You wanted more when it was all over!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Zelig — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
great depressioncelebritymockumentarychameleonpsychiatristfound footagenewsreel footageelectroconvulsive therapy1920s1930shistorical imagesmocking
Key Collaborators
Woody Allen Director Gordon Willis Director of Photography Susan E. Morse Editor Dick Hyman Original Music Composer Woody Allen Writer Robert Greenhut Producer Mel Bourne Production Design Santo Loquasto Costume Design
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