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Zelig

Movie
1983
1h 19m
PG
English
Comedy
User Score: 
7.8
Critic Score: 
92
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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.
Zelig Poster

Zelig

PG
Movie
1983
1h 19m
English
Comedy
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.
Rating
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7.8
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Zelig (1983) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
92

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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
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
Directed By: Woody Allen
Written By: Woody Allen

Featured Comments/Tips

CatyAlexandre says...
11 years ago
In Zelig, Woody Allen plays Leonard Zelig a man that transforms himself into anyone that gets close to him, because of that they call him the chameleon. Afterall, he is just an insecure man that wants to be accepted by everyone. This story is very clever and it's presented to us in mockumentary style, mixing real footage with fiction situations. The editing, the sound and the effects used are amazing! Very unique stuff! I bet this was very innovative at the time the film was made.
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AdamMorgan says...
6 years ago
The concept was simple - the movie was a 20's-style black-and-white film about a man that morphs into whoever he was with. Had it been a 15 minute short it might have worked. As it was, it was an 84 minute film that played like it was 180 minutes long. There were some funny moments but overall it just didn't work for me. follow me at https://IHATEBadMovies.com
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ltcomdata
6 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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JPRetana
2 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 protagon More
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