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Zelig 1983 Directed by Woody Allen

You wanted more when it was all over!

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , German
Budget $13,500,000
Revenue $11,798,616
Release Date 15 July 1983
79 mins
Cast
Woody Allen Leonard Zelig
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
Willy Holt Rally Chancellor
Susan Sontag Susan Sontag - Contemporary Interviews
Saul Bellow Saul Bellow - Contemporary Interviews
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
Sol Lomita Martin Geist
Ed Lane Man on Telephone
Stephanie Farrow Sister Meryl
Francis Beggins City Hall Speaker
Jean Trowbridge Dr. Fletcher's Mother
Ken Chapin On-Camera Interviewer
Gerald Klein 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)