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)

Jack Rollins
Executive Producer

Charles H. Joffe
Executive Producer

Gordon Willis
Director of Photography

Dick Hyman
Original Music Composer

Robert Greenhut
Producer

Susan E. Morse
Editor

Duncan Scott
Additional Second Assistant Director

Thomas A. Reilly
Assistant Director

Marjorie Deutsch
Sound Editor

Jim Chory
Additional Second Assistant Director

Janet Rosenbloom
Set Decoration

Ezra Swerdlow
Unit Manager

Frederic B. Blankfein
First Assistant Director

Tony Gittelson
Second Assistant Director

Bob Paone
Second Assistant Camera

Danny Daniels
Choreographer

James Sorice
Key Scenic Artist

Joseph Badalucco Jr.
Lead Set Dresser

Tom McKinley
Costume Assistant

Douglas C. Hart
Assistant Camera

Arne Olsen
Construction Grip

Lyn Carroll
Costume Assistant

Joan Lopate
Art Department Coordinator

Carl Turnquest
Projection

Harry Peck Bolles
Assistant Sound Editor

Bill Christians
Wardrobe Supervisor

Randall Coleman
Assistant Sound Editor

Roy B. Yokelson
Sound Engineer

Lancey Saunders Clough
Wardrobe Supervisor

Suzanne Pillsbury
Assistant Sound Editor

Susan Rollins
Location Scout

Fred Rosenberg
Assistant Sound Editor

Jeffrey Stern
Assistant Sound Editor

Todd M. Thaler
Assistant Production Coordinator

Cheryl Hill
Location Scout

Janet Lund Robbins
Apprentice Sound Editor

Carol Nast
Location Scout

Debra Bard
Assistant Sound Editor

Richard Hornung
Costume Assistant

Robert Ward
Key Grip

Robert Connors
Best Boy Electric

Lynn Sable
Apprentice Sound Editor

Gina Roose
Assistant Sound Editor

Ken Rothstein
Location Scout

Juliet Taylor
Casting

Michael Peyser
Associate Producer / Production Manager

Fern Buchner
Makeup Designer

Romaine Greene
Hair Designer

Santo Loquasto
Costume Design

Mel Bourne
Production Design

Leslie Bloom
Set Decoration

John Caglione Jr.
Makeup Artist

Werner Sherer
Hairstylist

Speed Hopkins
Art Direction

Kay Chapin
Script Supervisor

Rick Dior
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

David J. Schweitzer
Special Effects

Richard Nord
Assistant Editor

Patrick Hogan
Driver

James Sabat
Production Sound Mixer

Dick Mingalone
Camera Operator

Dan Sable
Supervising Sound Editor

John Edward Allen
Thanks

Kerry Hayes
Still Photographer

Pamela Scott Arnold
Assistant Editor

Timothy M. Bourne
Location Manager

Louis Sabat
Boom Operator
Media.







Details.
Release DateJuly 15, 1983
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 19m
Content RatingPG
Box Office$11,798,616
Filming LocationsNew Jersey, United States
Genres
Last updated:
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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