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Zelig

Zelig is a 1983 American satirical mockumentary comedy film written by, directed by, and starring Woody Allen as Leonard Zelig, a nondescript enigma, who apparently out of his desire to fit in and be liked unwittingly takes on the characteristics of strong personalities around him. The film, presented as a documentary, recounts his period of intense…

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Box office
$11.8 million
Cinematography
Gordon Willis
Country
United States
Directed by
Woody Allen
Distributed by
Warner Bros.
Edited by
Susan E. Morse

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Soundtrack

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related to Bibliography · 43
Zelig → California, Canadian Psychiatric Association, Chapter, Cinematic Alchemy, CS1, Docufictions, Documentary, Essays, Excess, Extremes, Fictional Filmmaking, Film, Gary, Harry, In Rhodes, Intersection, ISBN, It Ain't, It's Real Life, Jefferson
related to Cast · 24
Zelig → Actor LeonardMia Farrow, Actress EudoraPatrick Horgan, Bricktop, Bruno Bettelheim, Dr, Eudora Nesbitt FletcherEllen Garrison, Helen Kane, Irving Howe, Leonard ZeligGarrett Brown, Lita FoxWill Holt, Martin GeistJohn Rothman, Meryl FletcherElizabeth Rothschild, NarratorStephanie Farrow, Older EudoraMarianne Tatum, Older MerylMary Louise Wilson, Older PaulDeborah Rush, Paul DeghueeSherman Loud, Professor John Morton Blum, Rally ChancellorPeter McRobbie, Ruth ZeligSol Lomita
related to Production · 16
Zelig → All, Allen, Bricktop, Bruno Bettelheim, Contrasting, Forrest Gump, Gordon Willis, Irving Howe, John Morton Blum, Nobel Prize-winning, Paris, Saul Bellow, Susan Sontag, The, They, To
related to Plot · 10
Zelig → Boston, Bruno Bettelheim, Democrat, He, Interviewed, Leonard Zelig, Republican, Scott Fitzgerald, Set, Woody Allen
related to Critical reaction · 7
Zelig → In, Rotten Tomatoes, The, The New York Times, Vincent Canby, Woody Allen, Wryly
related to External links · 3
Zelig → AFI Catalog, Feature Films, IMDb Zelig
related to Style · 3
Zelig → Color, Saul Bellow, Susan Sontag
Starring · 2
Zelig → Mia Farrow, Woody Allen
Box office · 1
Zelig → $11.8 million
Cinematography · 1
Zelig → Gordon Willis

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film allen woody music footage allen's performed dr susan also time written production one john stars comedy leonard including release

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ZeligBox office$11.8 million1.00infobox
ZeligCinematographyGordon Willis1.00infobox
ZeligCountryUnited States1.00infobox
ZeligDirected byWoody Allen1.00infobox
ZeligDistributed byWarner Bros.1.00infobox
ZeligEdited bySusan E. Morse1.00infobox
ZeligLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
ZeligMusic byDick Hyman1.00infobox
ZeligProduced byRobert Greenhut1.00infobox
ZeligProduction companyOrion Pictures1.00infobox
ZeligRelease dateJuly 15, 1983 (1983-07-15)1.00infobox
ZeligRunning time79 minutes1.00infobox
ZeligStarringWoody Allen1.00infobox
ZeligStarringMia Farrow1.00infobox
ZeligWritten byWoody Allen1.00infobox
Zeligis a1983 American satirical mockumentary comedy film written by0.90text

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