Top billed cast

1. 

   Woody Allen

   Leonard Zelig

2. 

   Mia Farrow

   Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher

3. 

   Patrick Horgan

   The Narrator (voice)

4. 

   John Buckwalter

   Dr. Sindell

5. 

   Marvin Chatinover

   Glandular Diagnosis Doctor

6. 

   Stanley Swerdlow

   Mexican Food Doctor

7. 

   Paul Nevens

   Dr. Birsky

8. 

   Howard Erskine

   Hypodermic Doctor

9. 

   Richard Whiting

   Other Doctor

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Reviews

A review by tmdb28039023

Written by tmdb28039023 on 2022-09-03

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 protagonist's parents used to punish him by locking him in a dark closet. If that were it, the film would simply be copying an aspect of Ingmar Bergman's childhood; Allen's genius lies in adding that when Zelig's parents are really mad, they "get into the closet with him."

Zelig's targets go beyond the f...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$13,500,000.00

Revenue
$11,798,616.00

Keywords

• great depression
• celebrity
• mockumentary
• chameleon
• psychiatrist
• found footage
• newsreel footage
• electroconvulsive therapy
• 1920s
• 1930s
• historical images
• mocking
• historical events