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Film / 1983
Zelig
Directed by
Woody Allen
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Woody AllenLeonard Zelig
Mia FarrowDr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher
Patrick HorganThe Narrator (voice)
John BuckwalterDr. Sindell
Marvin ChatinoverGlandular Diagnosis Doctor
Stanley SwerdlowMexican Food Doctor
Paul NevensDr. Birsky
Howard ErskineHypodermic Doctor
Richard WhitingOther Doctor
Ralph BellOther Doctor
Will HussungOther Doctor
Gale HansenFreshman #1
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Michael JeterFreshman #2
Peter McRobbieWorkers Rally Speaker
Richard LittCharles Koslow
Mary Louise WilsonSister Ruth
Alice BeardsleyTelephone Operator
Paula TruemanWoman on Telephone
Garrett M. BrownActor Zelig
Marianne TatumActress Fletcher
Charles DennyActor Doctor
Michael KellActor Koslow
John RothmanPaul Deghuee
Deborah RushLita Fox
Stanley SimmondsLita's Lawyer
Robert BergerZelig's Lawyer
Jeanine JacksonHelen Gray
John DoumanianGreek Waiter
Willy HoltRally Chancellor
Susan SontagSusan Sontag - Contemporary Interviews
Saul BellowSaul Bellow - Contemporary Interviews
Irving HoweIrving Howe - Contemporary Interviews
Marshall Cole Sr.Calvin Turner - Contemporary Interviews
Ellen GarrisonOlder Dr. Fletcher - Contemporary Interviews
Jack CannonMike Geibell - Contemporary Interviews
Theodore R. SmitsTed Bierbauer - Contemporary Interviews
Sherman LoudOlder Paul Deghuee - Contemporary Interviews
Elizabeth RothschildOlder Sister Meryl Fletcher - Contemporary Interviews
Kuno SponholzOswald Pohl - Contemporary Interviews
Ed HerlihyPathe News Announcer (voice)
Dwight WeistHearst Metrotone Announcer (voice)
George HamlinExperimental Drugs Doctor
Robert IglesiaMan in Barber Chair
Eli ResnickMan in Park
Edward McPhillipsScotsman
Sol LomitaMartin Geist
Ed LaneMan on Telephone
Sharon Ferrol-YoungMiss Baker
Dimitri VassilopoulosMartinez
Stephanie FarrowSister Meryl
Francis BegginsCity Hall Speaker
Jean TrowbridgeDr. Fletcher's Mother
Ken ChapinOn-Camera Interviewer
Gerald KleinHearst Guest
Vincent Jerman-JerosaHearst Guest
Erma CampbellZelig's Wife
Anton MarcoWrist Victim
Louise DeitchHouse-Painting Victim
Bernice DowisVilification Woman
Bernie HeroldCarter Dean
Elizabeth KaitanGerman Girl (uncredited)
Arthur AndersonOther Doctor (uncredited)
Bubba Dean RamboCharleston Dancer (uncredited)
Kim Johnston UlrichBeauty Contestant (uncredited)
Michael BlevinsLizard Dancer (uncredited)
Jon HaydenReporter (uncredited)
Mae QuestelHelen Kane (voice) (uncredited)
Ruth Leon WeimanMother of a Graduate (uncredited)
Tug WilsonPolice Officer (uncredited)
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