Zelig (1983)
Zelig (1983)
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Plot.
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 & Crew.
Woody Allen
Leonard Zelig / Director / Writer
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
Edward McPhillips
Scotsman
Sol Lomita
Martin Geist
Ed Lane
Man on Telephone
Sharon Ferrol-Young
Miss Baker
Dimitri Vassilopoulos
Martinez
Stephanie Farrow
Sister Meryl
Francis Beggins
City Hall Speaker
Jean Trowbridge
Dr. Fletcher's Mother
Ken Chapin
On-Camera Interviewer
Gerald Klein
Hearst Guest
Vincent Jerman-Jerosa
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)
Robert Greenhut
Producer
Charles H. Joffe
Executive Producer
Jack Rollins
Executive Producer
Gordon Willis
Director of Photography
Susan E. Morse
Editor
Dick Hyman
Original Music Composer
Frederic B. Blankfein
First Assistant Director
Tony Gittelson
Second Assistant Director
Ezra Swerdlow
Unit Manager
Duncan Scott
Additional Second Assistant Director
Jim Chory
Additional Second Assistant Director
Thomas A. Reilly
Assistant Director
Marjorie Deutsch
Sound Editor
Janet Rosenbloom
Set Decoration
Joseph Badalucco Jr.
Lead Set Dresser
James Sorice
Key Scenic Artist
Douglas C. Hart
Assistant Camera
Bob Paone
Second Assistant Camera
Roy B. Yokelson
Sound Engineer
Danny Daniels
Choreographer
Robert Ward
Key Grip
Arne Olsen
Construction Grip
Robert Connors
Best Boy Electric
Tom McKinley
Costume Assistant
Richard Hornung
Costume Assistant
Lyn Carroll
Costume Assistant
Bill Christians
Wardrobe Supervisor
Lancey Saunders Clough
Wardrobe Supervisor
Joan Lopate
Art Department Coordinator
Todd M. Thaler
Assistant Production Coordinator
Carl Turnquest
Projection
Cheryl Hill
Location Scout
Carol Nast
Location Scout
Susan Rollins
Location Scout
Ken Rothstein
Location Scout
Lynn Sable
Apprentice Sound Editor
Janet Lund Robbins
Apprentice Sound Editor
Randall Coleman
Assistant Sound Editor
Gina Roose
Assistant Sound Editor
Fred Rosenberg
Assistant Sound Editor
Harry Peck Bolles
Assistant Sound Editor
Jeffrey Stern
Assistant Sound Editor
Debra Bard
Assistant Sound Editor
Suzanne Pillsbury
Assistant Sound Editor
Michael Peyser
Associate Producer / Production Manager
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Mel Bourne
Production Design
Speed Hopkins
Art Direction
Leslie Bloom
Set Decoration
Santo Loquasto
Costume Design
Fern Buchner
Makeup Designer
John Caglione Jr.
Makeup Artist
Romaine Greene
Hair Designer
Werner Sherer
Hairstylist
Rick Dior
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
James Sabat
Production Sound Mixer
Louis Sabat
Boom Operator
Dan Sable
Supervising Sound Editor
David J. Schweitzer
Special Effects
Stuart Robertson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ronald Burke
Grip
Kerry Hayes
Still Photographer
Dick Mingalone
Camera Operator
Ray Quinlan
Gaffer
Paula Herold
Casting Associate
Pamela Scott Arnold
Assistant Editor
Richard Nord
Assistant Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 15, 1983
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 19m
Content RatingPG
Box Office$11,798,616
Filming LocationsNew Jersey, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
great depression
celebrity
mockumentary
chameleon
psychiatrist
newsreel footage
electroconvulsive therapy
1920s
1930s
found footage
historical images
historical events
mocking
Wiki.
Zelig is a 1983 American satirical mockumentary comedy film written, directed by and starring Woody Allen as Leonard Zelig, a nondescript enigma, who, apparently out of his desire to fit in and be liked, unwittingly takes on the characteristics of strong personalities around him. The film, presented as a documentary, recounts his period of intense celebrity during the 1920s, including analyses by contemporary intellectuals.
The film received critical acclaim and was nominated for numerous awards, including the Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and Costume Design.
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