Zelig

You wanted more when it was all over!

Duration: 79 min

Release date: 1983-07-15

IMDB

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.

Comedy

Zelig

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Zelig

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as Leonard Zelig

as Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher

as The Narrator (voice)

John Buckwalter

John Buckwalter

Marvin Chatinover

Marvin Chatinover

as Glandular Diagnosis Doctor

Stanley Swerdlow

Stanley Swerdlow

as Mexican Food Doctor

as Hypodermic Doctor

Richard Whiting

Richard Whiting

as Other Doctor

as Other Doctor

as Other Doctor

as Workers Rally Speaker

as Charles Koslow

Mary Louise Wilson

Mary Louise Wilson

Alice Beardsley

Alice Beardsley

as Telephone Operator

as Woman on Telephone

Garrett M. Brown

Garrett M. Brown

as Actress Fletcher

as Actor Doctor

as Actor Koslow

as Paul Deghuee

Stanley Simmonds

Stanley Simmonds

as Lita's Lawyer

as Zelig's Lawyer

Jeanine Jackson

Jeanine Jackson

as Greek Waiter

as Rally Chancellor

as Susan Sontag - Contemporary Interviews

as Saul Bellow - Contemporary Interviews

as Irving Howe - Contemporary Interviews

Marshall Cole Sr.

Marshall Cole Sr.

as Calvin Turner - Contemporary Interviews

as Older Dr. Fletcher - Contemporary Interviews

as Mike Geibell - Contemporary Interviews

Theodore R. Smits

Theodore R. Smits

as Ted Bierbauer - Contemporary Interviews

as Older Paul Deghuee - Contemporary Interviews

Elizabeth Rothschild

Elizabeth Rothschild

as Older Sister Meryl Fletcher - Contemporary Interviews

as Oswald Pohl - Contemporary Interviews

as Pathe News Announcer (voice)

as Hearst Metrotone Announcer (voice)

as Experimental Drugs Doctor

as Man in Barber Chair

Edward McPhillips

Edward McPhillips

as Martin Geist

as Man on Telephone

Sharon Ferrol-Young

Sharon Ferrol-Young

Dimitri Vassilopoulos

Dimitri Vassilopoulos

Stephanie Farrow

Stephanie Farrow

as Sister Meryl

Francis Beggins

Francis Beggins

as City Hall Speaker

Jean Trowbridge

Jean Trowbridge

as Dr. Fletcher's Mother

as On-Camera Interviewer

as Hearst Guest

Vincent Jerman-Jerosa

Vincent Jerman-Jerosa

as Hearst Guest

as Zelig's Wife

as Wrist Victim

as House-Painting Victim

as Vilification Woman

Elizabeth Kaitan

Elizabeth Kaitan

as German Girl (uncredited)

Arthur Anderson

Arthur Anderson

as Other Doctor (uncredited)

Bubba Dean Rambo

Bubba Dean Rambo

as Charleston Dancer (uncredited)

Kim Johnston Ulrich

Kim Johnston Ulrich

as Beauty Contestant (uncredited)

Michael Blevins

Michael Blevins

as Lizard Dancer (uncredited)

as Reporter (uncredited)

as Helen Kane (voice) (uncredited)

Ruth Leon Weiman

Ruth Leon Weiman

as Mother of a Graduate (uncredited)

as Police Officer (uncredited)

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Executive Producer

Charles H. Joffe

Charles H. Joffe

Executive Producer

Director of Photography

Original Music Composer

Robert Greenhut

Robert Greenhut

Additional Second Assistant Director

Thomas A. Reilly

Thomas A. Reilly

Assistant Director

Marjorie Deutsch

Marjorie Deutsch

Additional Second Assistant Director

Janet Rosenbloom

Janet Rosenbloom

Frederic B. Blankfein

Frederic B. Blankfein

First Assistant Director

Second Assistant Director

Second Assistant Camera

Key Scenic Artist

Joseph Badalucco Jr.

Joseph Badalucco Jr.

Lead Set Dresser

Costume Assistant

Douglas C. Hart

Douglas C. Hart

Assistant Camera

Construction Grip

Costume Assistant

Art Department Coordinator

Harry Peck Bolles

Harry Peck Bolles

Assistant Sound Editor

Bill Christians

Bill Christians

Wardrobe Supervisor

Randall Coleman

Randall Coleman

Assistant Sound Editor

Roy B. Yokelson

Roy B. Yokelson

Lancey Saunders Clough

Lancey Saunders Clough

Wardrobe Supervisor

Suzanne Pillsbury

Suzanne Pillsbury

Assistant Sound Editor

Assistant Sound Editor

Assistant Sound Editor

Assistant Production Coordinator

Janet Lund Robbins

Janet Lund Robbins

Apprentice Sound Editor

Assistant Sound Editor

Richard Hornung

Richard Hornung

Costume Assistant

Best Boy Electric

Apprentice Sound Editor

Assistant Sound Editor

Associate Producer

Production Manager

Makeup Designer

Production Design

John Caglione Jr.

John Caglione Jr.

Script Supervisor

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

David J. Schweitzer

David J. Schweitzer

Special Effects

Assistant Editor

Production Sound Mixer

Camera Operator

Supervising Sound Editor

John Edward Allen

John Edward Allen

Still Photographer

Pamela Scott Arnold

Pamela Scott Arnold

Assistant Editor

Timothy M. Bourne

Timothy M. Bourne

Location Manager

Transportation Captain

Stuart Robertson

Stuart Robertson

Visual Effects Supervisor

Casting Associate

Production Coordinator

Property Master

Frank Graziadei

Frank Graziadei

Sound Recordist

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