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.
Details
- Director
- Woody Allen
- Writer
- Woody Allen
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $13,500,000
Cast
Howard Erskine
John Buckwalter
Marvin Chatinover
Mia Farrow
Patrick Horgan
Paul Nevens
Ralph Bell
Richard Whiting
Stanley Swerdlow
Woody Allen
Keywords
1920s
1930s
celebrity
chameleon
electroconvulsive therapy
found footage
great depression
historical events
historical images
mocking
mockumentary
newsreel footage
psychiatrist
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