Zelig
“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.
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Cast
69 people
Woody Allen
Leonard Zelig
Known for
Antz
Manhattan
Mia Farrow
Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher
Known for
Rosemary's Baby
The Watcher
Patrick Horgan
The Narrator (voice)
Known for
The Thomas Crown Affair
John Buckwalter
Dr. Sindell
Also in
The Greatest Man in the World
Too Far to Go
Marvin Chatinover
Glandular Diagnosis Doctor
Known for
New York Stories
Stanley Swerdlow
Mexican Food Doctor
Known for
Regarding Henry
Paul Nevens
Dr. Birsky
Known for
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
Howard Erskine
Hypodermic Doctor
Known for
The Age of Innocence
Thinner
Richard Whiting
Other Doctor
Known for
Ordinary People
Missing
Ralph Bell
Other Doctor
Known for
Wolfen
Will Hussung
Other Doctor
Also in
The Legend of Nigger Charley
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Gale Hansen
Freshman #1
Known for
Dead Poets Society
Woody Allen Director · Dick Hyman Composer Gordon Willis Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $12M · Budget $14M · United States release July 15, 1983
Box office
Budget
$13,500,000
Worldwide gross
$11,798,616
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
Orion Pictures
Production · Studio
Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
United States · July 15, 1983
Theatrical
Argentina
August 24, 1983 · Theatrical
Australia
September 28, 1983 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 24, 1983 · Theatrical
August 12, 2005 · Physical · DVD
France
September 13, 1983 · Theatrical
Germany
September 30, 1983 · Theatrical
Italy
September 3, 1983 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
September 23, 1983 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 8, 1983 · Theatrical
October 10, 2007 · Physical · DVD
December 12, 2016 · Physical · Blu ray
United Kingdom
October 6, 1983 · Theatrical
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