Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1983-07-15) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 7 wins & 19 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $11,798,616 |
| Screen: | Woody Allen |
| Productions: | Orion Pictures, Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Deutsch |
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Casts
- 1243: Woody Allen - Leonard Zelig
- 12021: Mia Farrow - Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher
- 28027: Patrick Horgan - The Narrator (voice)
- 67857: John Buckwalter - Dr. Sindell
- 58529: Marvin Chatinover - Glandular Diagnosis Doctor
- 69294: Stanley Swerdlow - Mexican Food Doctor
- 70784: Paul Nevens - Dr. Birsky
Crews
- 6994: Jack Rollins - Executive Producer - Production
- 6993: Charles H. Joffe - Executive Producer - Production
- 3097: Gordon Willis - Director of Photography - Camera
- 20967: Dick Hyman - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 3658: Robert Greenhut - Producer - Production
- 1243: Woody Allen - Director - Directing
- 10440: Susan E. Morse - Editor - Editing
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A charming mockumentary about a fictional 1920s personality filmed as if cobbled together from old black-and-white footage.
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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 examp ....
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I suppose nowadays we would call this a “mockumentary” about a chap who can be all things to all men except, perhaps, himself. It’s told using interviews, news reports and other actuality to regale us with the life and times of this man who somehow managed to infiltrate just about ev ....
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I suppose nowadays we would call this a “mockumentary” about a chap who can be all things to all men except, perhaps, himself. It’s told using interviews, news reports and other actuality to regale us with the life and times of this man who somehow managed to infiltrate just about ev ....
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