Zelig

Zelig

You wanted more when it was all over!

Sinopse

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.

  • 7.4
  • 1983
  • Released
  • 1h 19m

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

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)
Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$13,500,000.00

Revenue

$11,798,616.00

Keywords
  • #great depression
  • #celebrity
  • #mockumentary
  • #chameleon
  • #psychiatrist
  • #found footage
  • #newsreel footage
  • #electroconvulsive therapy
  • #1920s
  • #1930s
  • #historical images
  • #mocking
  • #historical events

Reviews

Geronimo1967
@Geronimo19676 months ago

I suppose nowadays we would call this a “mockumentary” about a chap who can be all things to all men except, perhaps, himself. It’s told using interviews, news reports and other actuality to regale us with the life and times of this man who somehow managed to infiltrate just about every scenario, strata of society and political grouping whilst altering his appearance to attain a consistent promine

Geronimo1967
@Geronimo19676 months ago

I suppose nowadays we would call this a “mockumentary” about a chap who can be all things to all men except, perhaps, himself. It’s told using interviews, news reports and other actuality to regale us with the life and times of this man who somehow managed to infiltrate just about every scenario, strata of society and political grouping whilst altering his appearance to attain a consistent promine

T
@tmdb28039023over 3 years ago

Leonard Zelig is a "human chameleon," but Zelig the film doesn't stop at mimicry. Indeed, this fictional documentary written, directed, and starring Woody Allen differentiates between imitation and parody the same way Hitchcock differentiated between action and suspense. For example, the protagonist's parents used to punish him by locking him in a dark closet. If that were it, the film would si

L
@ltcomdataalmost 12 years ago

A charming mockumentary about a fictional 1920s personality filmed as if cobbled together from old black-and-white footage.

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