The 1983 mockumentary Zelig stars Woody Allen as Leonard Zelig, a "human chameleon" with the ability to blend in with any people he is around. The film, which was also written and directed by Allen, uses special effects to place Zelig into old newsreel footage alongside historical figures like Herbert Hoover and Adolf Hitler.
Plot Summary
The film, which opens in the 1920s, takes the form of a documentary recounting the strange tale of human chameleon Leonard Zelig. He's being treated for his strange condition by a caring psychiatrist, played by Allen's then-girlfriend Mia Farrow. After she manages to cure Zelig, the two fall in love and become minor celebrities.
Cast
- Woody Allen: Leonard Zelig
- Mia Farrow: Dr. Eudora Fletcher
- John Buckwalter: Dr. Sindell
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Release date
July 15, 1983
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Director
Woody Allen
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Screenwriter
Woody Allen
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Producers
Robert Greenhut and Charles H. Joffe
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Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
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MPAA rating
PG
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Run time
79 minutes
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Awards
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Fact:
While this film was in post-production, Allen directed A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy and Broadway Danny Rose
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Fact:
Features "interviews" with Susan Sontag, Saul Bellow and Irving Howe
