Zelig
You wanted more when it was all over!
Rating
Release Date
7/15/1983Runtime
79 minsGenres
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
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$13,500,000Revenue
$11,798,616Homepage
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A witty mockumentary that uses seamless newsreel trickery to tell the story of a man who becomes a blank slate celebrity by reflexively adopting the identities of those around him. It's a clever formal exercise that mines comedy and melancholy from the idea of someone with no core self.
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Woody Allen
Leonard Zelig
Mia Farrow
Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher
Patrick Horgan
The Narrator (voice)
John Buckwalter
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Ralph Bell
Other Doctor
Will Hussung
Other Doctor
Gale Hansen
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