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.
- Director
- Woody Allen
- Original language
- English
- Status
- Released (Jul 15, 1983)
Where to watch
- Free
- Free with ads
Cast
40 people
Woody AllenLeonard Zelig
Mia FarrowDr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher- PHPatrick HorganThe Narrator (voice)
John BuckwalterDr. Sindell- MCMarvin ChatinoverGlandular Diagnosis Doctor
- SSStanley SwerdlowMexican Food Doctor
- PNPaul NevensDr. Birsky
Howard ErskineHypodermic Doctor- RWRichard WhitingOther Doctor
- RBRalph BellOther Doctor
- WHWill HussungOther Doctor
Gale HansenFreshman #1
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Michael JeterFreshman #2
Peter McRobbieWorkers Rally Speaker
Richard LittCharles Koslow
Mary Louise WilsonSister Ruth- ABAlice BeardsleyTelephone Operator
Paula TruemanWoman on Telephone
Garrett M. BrownActor Zelig
Marianne TatumActress Fletcher- CDCharles DennyActor Doctor
- MKMichael KellActor Koslow
John RothmanPaul Deghuee
Deborah RushLita Fox- SSStanley SimmondsLita's Lawyer
- RBRobert BergerZelig's Lawyer
Jeanine JacksonHelen Gray
John DoumanianGreek Waiter
Willy HoltRally Chancellor
Susan SontagSusan Sontag - Contemporary Interviews
Saul BellowSaul Bellow - Contemporary Interviews
Irving HoweIrving Howe - Contemporary Interviews- MCMarshall Cole Sr.Calvin Turner - Contemporary Interviews
- EGEllen GarrisonOlder Dr. Fletcher - Contemporary Interviews
- JCJack CannonMike Geibell - Contemporary Interviews
- TRTheodore R. SmitsTed Bierbauer - Contemporary Interviews
- SLSherman LoudOlder Paul Deghuee - Contemporary Interviews
- ERElizabeth RothschildOlder Sister Meryl Fletcher - Contemporary Interviews
- KSKuno SponholzOswald Pohl - Contemporary Interviews
Ed HerlihyPathe News Announcer (voice)
