Zelig

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.

Cast

Woody Allen

as Leonard Zelig

Mia Farrow

as Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher

Patrick Horgan

as The Narrator (voice)

John Buckwalter

as Dr. Sindell

Marvin Chatinover

as Glandular Diagnosis Doctor

Stanley Swerdlow

as Mexican Food Doctor

Paul Nevens

as Dr. Birsky

Howard Erskine

as Hypodermic Doctor

Richard Whiting

as Other Doctor

Ralph Bell

as Other Doctor

Reviews

ltcomdata

A charming mockumentary about a fictional 1920s personality filmed as if cobbled together from old black-and-white footage....

tmdb28039023

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 example, the protagon...

CinemaSerf

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 every scenario, st...

CinemaSerf

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