Zelig
Zelig
Release: 1983-07-15
·Runtime: 79m
·★ 7.4
Comedy
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Orion Pictures
Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Arthur Anderson
as Other Doctor (uncredited)
Peter McRobbie
as Workers Rally Speaker
Elizabeth Kaitan
as German Girl (uncredited)
Saul Bellow
as Saul Bellow - Contemporary Interviews
Richard Litt
as Charles Koslow
Mae Questel
as Helen Kane (voice) (uncredited)
Kim Johnston Ulrich
as Beauty Contestant (uncredited)
Mia Farrow
as Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher
Woody Allen
as Leonard Zelig
Garrett M. Brown
as Actor Zelig
Dwight Weist
as Hearst Metrotone Announcer (voice)
Mary Louise Wilson
as Sister Ruth
Paula Trueman
as Woman on Telephone
Marianne Tatum
as Actress Fletcher
John Rothman
as Paul Deghuee
Susan Sontag
as Susan Sontag - Contemporary Interviews
Bubba Dean Rambo
as Charleston Dancer (uncredited)
Jeanine Jackson
as Helen Gray
Irving Howe
as Irving Howe - Contemporary Interviews
Gale Hansen
as Freshman #1
John Buckwalter
as Dr. Sindell
Jon Hayden
as Reporter (uncredited)
Michael Jeter
as Freshman #2
John Doumanian
as Greek Waiter
Willy Holt
as Rally Chancellor
Ed Herlihy
as Pathe News Announcer (voice)
Deborah Rush
as Lita Fox
Howard Erskine
as Hypodermic Doctor
Vincent Jerman-Jerosa
as Hearst Guest
Crew
Robert Greenhut
Producer
Woody Allen
Director, Writer
Thomas A. Reilly
Assistant Director
Gordon Willis
Director of Photography
Ken Murray
Thanks
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Santo Loquasto
Costume Design
Jack Rollins
Executive Producer
Charles H. Joffe
Executive Producer
Dick Hyman
Original Music Composer
Todd M. Thaler
Assistant Production Coordinator