1983 1h 19m Woody Allen

Zelig

Name: Zelig
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1983
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Patrick Horgan, John Buckwalter

★ 7.6 IMDb

Comedy

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.

Writer Woody Allen

Cast Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Patrick Horgan, John Buckwalter

DP Gordon Willis

Production Designer Mel Bourne

Music Dick Hyman

Essays and Criticism

On Woody Allen

The Films of Woody Allen: Critical Essays by Christopher Long, Cineaste "Wise Cracks: The Comedies of Woody Allen" by David Hudson, MUBI Notebook

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Awards & Festivals

Nominated Academy Award for Best Costume Design