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.
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.
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
Paul Nevens
as Dr. Birsky
Elizabeth Kaitan
as German Girl (uncredited)
Howard Erskine
as Hypodermic Doctor
Richard Whiting
as Other Doctor
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Review of Zelig 1983
Woody Allen's Zelig from 1983 is not only his most unconventional film, but may also rank among his best works.
It is a mockumentary that tells the story of Leonard Zelig, the chamaeleon man, who absorbs the main characteristics of the persons around him. So for example he is able to become a pe
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