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Zelig
[BE THE FIRST TO RATE THIS MOVIE]Calorie Rating: 111
Released: 1983-07-15
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 79 Minutes
Revenue 11798616
Studios:
Orion Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures,
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.
Director / Directors
Jim Chory
Additional Second Assistant Director
Cast
Susan Sontag
Character: Susan Sontag - Contemporary Interviews
Saul Bellow
Character: Saul Bellow - Contemporary Interviews
Irving Howe
Character: Irving Howe - Contemporary Interviews
Jack Cannon
Character: Mike Geibell - Contemporary Interviews
Sherman Loud
Character: Older Paul Deghuee - Contemporary Interviews
Fanny Brice
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wilhelm Brückner
Character: Self - Walking Behind Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Al Capone
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Calvin Coolidge
Character: Self - Pinning Medal (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sepp Dietrich
Character: Self - with Hitler and Streicher (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joe DiMaggio
Character: Self - Playing Baseball (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lou Gehrig
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rudolf Heß
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bobby Jones
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robert Ley
Character: Self - with Goebbels (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tom Mix
Character: Self - At San Simeon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Billy Rose
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Babe Ruth
Character: Self - Swinging Bat (archive footage) (uncredited)
Julius Schaub
Character: Self - Walking Behind Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gregor Strasser
Character: Self - With Back to Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Julius Streicher
Character: Self - With Hitler and Hess (archive footage) (uncredited)
Franz von Epp
Character: Self - With Goebbels and Ley (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jimmy Walker
Character: Self - Mayor of New York (archive footage) (uncredited)
Production and Crew