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You wanted more when it was all over! - Zelig
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Title: Zelig

Release Date: 15 Jul 1983

Runtime: 1h 19m

Genre: Comedy

Director: Orion Pictures

Production Companies: Orion Pictures

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.4 (861 votes)

Cast

  • Leonard Zelig: Woody Allen
  • Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher: Mia Farrow
  • The Narrator (voice): Patrick Horgan
  • Dr. Sindell: John Buckwalter
  • Glandular Diagnosis Doctor: Marvin Chatinover
  • Mexican Food Doctor: Stanley Swerdlow
  • Dr. Birsky: Paul Nevens
  • Hypodermic Doctor: Howard Erskine
  • Other Doctor: Richard Whiting
  • Other Doctor: Ralph Bell
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