Zelig

You wanted more when it was all over!

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  • Comedy
Zelig

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
  • Runtime: 1h 19m
  • Language: English, Deutsch
  • Release date: 15 Jul, 1983
  • Budget: $13,500,000
  • Revenue: $11,798,616
  • Status: Released
REVIEWS

A charming mockumentary about a fictional 1920s personality filmed as if cobbled together from old b...

_ltcomdata 23 Jun, 2021

Leonard Zelig is a "human chameleon," but Zelig the film doesn't stop at mimicry. Indeed, this ficti...

_tmdb28039023 03 Sep, 2022

I suppose nowadays we would call this a “mockumentary” about a chap who can be all things to all men...

_CinemaSerf 21 Jun, 2025