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Zelig is a 1983 American satirical mockumentary comedy film written, directed by and starring Woody Allen as Leonard Zelig, a nondescript enigma, who, apparently out of his desire to fit in and be liked, unwittingly takes on the characteristics of strong personalities around him. The film, presented as a documentary, recounts his period of ...
- $11.8 million
- Dick Hyman
- July 15, 1983
- Robert Greenhut
Aug 25, 1983 · Zelig: Directed by Woody Allen. With Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Patrick Horgan, John Buckwalter. "Documentary" about a man who can look and act like whoever he's around, and meets various famous people.
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- Comedy
- Woody Allen
- 1983-08-25
Jul 15, 1983 · In many ways, ''Zelig'' recalls ''Take the Money and Run'' (1969), Mr. Allen's first feature as a triple-threat man, while Leonard Zelig has a lot in common with that earlier film's earnest but ...
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Apr 1, 2020 · Set in the 1920s and 1930s, the film focuses on Leonard Zelig (Woody Allen), a nondescript man who has the ability to transform his appearance to that of the...
Rated: 8/10 • Sep 22, 2022. Rated: B • Aug 30, 2022. In this fictional documentary, a man achieves notoriety for his ability to look and act like anyone he meets. With his unique talent for ...
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- Woody Allen
- PG
- Woody Allen
Dec 22, 2011 · Zelig is a hero when he abandons his chameleonism, but a bigger hero when his disorder kicks back in, convincing him he can fly a plane. There is a kind of triumph in fitting in, in subsuming your ...
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. — Scott Renshaw <as.idc@forsythe.stanford.edu>.
