Zelig

Zelig

You wanted more when it was all over!

1983 en 79 minutes

Rating: 7.431

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

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

Leonard Zelig

Mia Farrow

Mia Farrow

Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher

Patrick Horgan

Patrick Horgan

The Narrator (voice)

John Buckwalter

John Buckwalter

Dr. Sindell

Marvin Chatinover

Marvin Chatinover

Glandular Diagnosis Doctor

Stanley Swerdlow

Stanley Swerdlow

Mexican Food Doctor

Paul Nevens

Paul Nevens

Dr. Birsky

Howard Erskine

Howard Erskine

Hypodermic Doctor

Richard Whiting

Richard Whiting

Other Doctor

Ralph Bell

Ralph Bell

Other Doctor

Will Hussung

Will Hussung

Other Doctor

Gale Hansen

Gale Hansen

Freshman #1

Michael Jeter

Michael Jeter

Freshman #2

Peter McRobbie

Peter McRobbie

Workers Rally Speaker

Richard Litt

Richard Litt

Charles Koslow

Mary Louise Wilson

Mary Louise Wilson

Sister Ruth

Alice Beardsley

Alice Beardsley

Telephone Operator

Paula Trueman

Paula Trueman

Woman on Telephone

Garrett M. Brown

Garrett M. Brown

Actor Zelig

Marianne Tatum

Marianne Tatum

Actress Fletcher

Charles Denny

Charles Denny

Actor Doctor

Michael Kell

Michael Kell

Actor Koslow

John Rothman

John Rothman

Paul Deghuee

Deborah Rush

Deborah Rush

Lita Fox

Stanley Simmonds

Stanley Simmonds

Lita's Lawyer

Robert Berger

Robert Berger

Zelig's Lawyer

Jeanine Jackson

Jeanine Jackson

Helen Gray

John Doumanian

John Doumanian

Greek Waiter

Willy Holt

Willy Holt

Rally Chancellor

Susan Sontag

Susan Sontag

Susan Sontag - Contemporary Interviews

Saul Bellow

Saul Bellow

Saul Bellow - Contemporary Interviews

Irving Howe

Irving Howe

Irving Howe - Contemporary Interviews

Marshall Cole Sr.

Marshall Cole Sr.

Calvin Turner - Contemporary Interviews

Ellen Garrison

Ellen Garrison

Older Dr. Fletcher - Contemporary Interviews

Jack Cannon

Jack Cannon

Mike Geibell - Contemporary Interviews

Theodore R. Smits

Theodore R. Smits

Ted Bierbauer - Contemporary Interviews

Sherman Loud

Sherman Loud

Older Paul Deghuee - Contemporary Interviews

Elizabeth Rothschild

Elizabeth Rothschild

Older Sister Meryl Fletcher - Contemporary Interviews

Kuno Sponholz

Kuno Sponholz

Oswald Pohl - Contemporary Interviews

Ed Herlihy

Ed Herlihy

Pathe News Announcer (voice)

Dwight Weist

Dwight Weist

Hearst Metrotone Announcer (voice)

George Hamlin

George Hamlin

Experimental Drugs Doctor

Robert Iglesia

Robert Iglesia

Man in Barber Chair

Eli Resnick

Eli Resnick

Man in Park

Edward McPhillips

Edward McPhillips

Scotsman

Sol Lomita

Sol Lomita

Martin Geist

Ed Lane

Ed Lane

Man on Telephone

Sharon Ferrol-Young

Sharon Ferrol-Young

Miss Baker

Dimitri Vassilopoulos

Dimitri Vassilopoulos

Martinez

Stephanie Farrow

Stephanie Farrow

Sister Meryl

Francis Beggins

Francis Beggins

City Hall Speaker

Jean Trowbridge

Jean Trowbridge

Dr. Fletcher's Mother

Ken Chapin

Ken Chapin

On-Camera Interviewer

Gerald Klein

Gerald Klein

Hearst Guest

Vincent Jerman-Jerosa

Vincent Jerman-Jerosa

Hearst Guest

Erma Campbell

Erma Campbell

Zelig's Wife

Anton Marco

Anton Marco

Wrist Victim

Louise Deitch

Louise Deitch

House-Painting Victim

Bernice Dowis

Bernice Dowis

Vilification Woman

Bernie Herold

Bernie Herold

Carter Dean

Elizabeth Kaitan

Elizabeth Kaitan

German Girl (uncredited)

Arthur Anderson

Arthur Anderson

Other Doctor (uncredited)

Bubba Dean Rambo

Bubba Dean Rambo

Charleston Dancer (uncredited)

Kim Johnston Ulrich

Kim Johnston Ulrich

Beauty Contestant (uncredited)

William Haines

William Haines

Self (archive footage)

Dorothy Mackaill

Dorothy Mackaill

Self (archive footage)

Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Michael Blevins

Michael Blevins

Lizard Dancer (uncredited)

Fanny Brice

Fanny Brice

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Wilhelm Brückner

Wilhelm Brückner

Self - Walking Behind Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

James Cagney

James Cagney

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Al Capone

Al Capone

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge

Self - Pinning Medal (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marion Davies

Marion Davies

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dolores del Río

Dolores del Río

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sepp Dietrich

Sepp Dietrich

Self - with Hitler and Streicher (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joe DiMaggio

Joe DiMaggio

Self - Playing Baseball (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marie Dressler

Marie Dressler

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lou Gehrig

Lou Gehrig

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joseph Goebbels

Joseph Goebbels

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Harold 'Red' Grange

Harold 'Red' Grange

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hermann Göring

Hermann Göring

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jon Hayden

Jon Hayden

Reporter (uncredited)

William Randolph Hearst

William Randolph Hearst

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rudolf Heß

Rudolf Heß

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bobby Jones

Bobby Jones

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Robert Ley

Robert Ley

Self - with Goebbels (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charles A. Lindbergh

Charles A. Lindbergh

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Carole Lombard

Carole Lombard

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tom Mix

Tom Mix

Self - At San Simeon (archive footage) (uncredited)

Franz Pfeffer von Salomon

Franz Pfeffer von Salomon

Self with Hitler and Streicher (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mae Questel

Mae Questel

Helen Kane (voice) (uncredited)

Billy Rose

Billy Rose

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth

Self - Swinging Bat (archive footage) (uncredited)

Julius Schaub

Julius Schaub

Self - Walking Behind Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gregor Strasser

Gregor Strasser

Self - With Back to Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

Julius Streicher

Julius Streicher

Self - With Hitler and Hess (archive footage) (uncredited)

Franz von Epp

Franz von Epp

Self - With Goebbels and Ley (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jimmy Walker

Jimmy Walker

Self - Mayor of New York (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ruth Leon Weiman

Ruth Leon Weiman

Mother of a Graduate (uncredited)

Tug Wilson

Tug Wilson

Police Officer (uncredited)

Claire Windsor

Claire Windsor

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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