

1983·Comedy·1h 19m
7.2
★





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.
Directed by Woody Allen
great depression
celebrity
mockumentary
chameleon
psychiatrist
found footage
newsreel footage
electroconvulsive therapy
1920s
1930s
historical images
mocking
historical events

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Cast

Woody Allen
Leonard Zelig

Mia Farrow
Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher

John Buckwalter
Dr. Sindell

Howard Erskine
Hypodermic Doctor

Gale Hansen
Freshman #1

Michael Jeter
Freshman #2

Peter McRobbie
Workers Rally Speaker

Richard Litt
Charles Koslow

Mary Louise Wilson
Sister Ruth

Paula Trueman
Woman on Telephone

Garrett M. Brown
Actor Zelig

Marianne Tatum
Actress Fletcher
Crew

Woody Allen
Director

Woody Allen
Writer

Dick Hyman
Original Music Composer

Gordon Willis
Director of Photography

Charles H. Joffe
Executive Producer

Robert Greenhut
Producer

Jack Rollins
Executive Producer

Todd M. Thaler
Assistant Production Coordinator

Thomas A. Reilly
Assistant Director

Juliet Taylor
Casting

Santo Loquasto
Costume Design

Ken Murray
Thanks
Popular Reviews
134 reviews
Mateo Criado
10.0★ · 03/22/21

Buenísima. Igualmente no paro de pensar lo sublime que hubiese sido si esta historia se le hubiera ocurrido a Orson Welles.
Buenísima. Igualmente no paro de pensar lo sublime que hubiese sido si esta historia se le hubiera ocurrido a Orson Welles.
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LiamB
4.0★ · 06/23/26

#NOTMYWOODY
#NOTMYWOODY
Liam Bum
4.0★ · 06/23/26

#NOTMYWOODY
#NOTMYWOODY
Alvise
8.0★ · 06/09/26

Genius
Genius
Scott
7.0★ · 03/03/26

i hate how funny Woody Allen can be. i sometimes find myself laughing at a joke and remembers all the things that he did. Which completely ruins the mood, and leads me into thinking if i can even enjoys this film anymore without having the slightness thought of his real life actions. I see the point of quote unquote "separate the art from the artist" but no one tells you how hard it actually is to separate such thing. It's quite hard to do it even more when the artist stars in his art. As here where Woody Allen stars in all his movies. You can try and actually rate the film as it is but you'll always be biased as you can't easily just separate the art from the artist
i hate how funny Woody Allen can be. i sometimes find myself laughing at a joke and remembers all the things that he did. Which completely ruins the mood, and leads me into thinking if i can even enjoys this film anymore without having the slightness thought of his real life actions. I see the point of quote unquote "separate the art from the artist" but no one tells you how hard it actually is to separate such thing. It's quite hard to do it even more when the artist stars in his art. As here where Woody Allen stars in all his movies. You can try and actually rate the film as it is but you'll always be biased as you can't easily just separate the art from the artist