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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

Cast

Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Leonard Zelig
Mia Farrow
Mia Farrow
Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher
John Buckwalter
John Buckwalter
Dr. Sindell
Howard Erskine
Howard Erskine
Hypodermic Doctor
Gale Hansen
Gale Hansen
Freshman #1
Michael Jeter
Michael Jeter
Freshman #2
Peter McRobbie
Peter McRobbie
Workers Rally Speaker
Richard Litt
Richard Litt
Charles Koslow
Mary Louise Wilson
Mary Louise Wilson
Sister Ruth
Paula Trueman
Paula Trueman
Woman on Telephone
Garrett M. Brown
Garrett M. Brown
Actor Zelig
Marianne Tatum
Marianne Tatum
Actress Fletcher

Crew

Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Director
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Writer
Dick Hyman
Dick Hyman
Original Music Composer
Gordon Willis
Gordon Willis
Director of Photography
Charles H. Joffe
Charles H. Joffe
Executive Producer
Robert Greenhut
Robert Greenhut
Producer
Jack Rollins
Jack Rollins
Executive Producer
Todd M. Thaler
Todd M. Thaler
Assistant Production Coordinator
Thomas A. Reilly
Thomas A. Reilly
Assistant Director
Juliet Taylor
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Santo Loquasto
Santo Loquasto
Costume Design
Ken Murray
Ken Murray
Thanks

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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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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
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Zelig (1983) | Flick