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Strong
MASTER SCORE 64.4 / 100
1983·Comedy·1h 19m

ZELIG

“You wanted more when it was all over!”

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.

Above the Line
Woody Allen·DirectorWoody Allen·WriterGordon Willis·Director of PhotographyDick Hyman·Original Music ComposerSusan E. Morse·Editor
Cast
Woody Allen·Leonard ZeligMia Farrow·Dr. Eudora Nesbitt FletcherPatrick Horgan·The Narrator (voice)John Buckwalter·Dr. SindellMarvin Chatinover·Glandular Diagnosis DoctorStanley Swerdlow·Mexican Food DoctorPaul Nevens·Dr. BirskyHoward Erskine·Hypodermic DoctorRichard Whiting·Other DoctorRalph Bell·Other Doctor
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 5
Woody Allen·DirectorFrederic B. Blankfein·First Assistant DirectorJim Chory·Additional Second Assistant DirectorThomas A. Reilly·Assistant DirectorTony Gittelson·Second Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Woody Allen·Writer
Camera· 2
Gordon Willis·Director of PhotographyDouglas C. Hart·Assistant Camera
Editing· 1
Susan E. Morse·Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Dick Hyman·Original Music ComposerMarjorie Deutsch·Sound EditorJeffrey Stern·Assistant Sound EditorRoy B. Yokelson·Sound EngineerJanet Lund Robbins·Apprentice Sound Editor
Art & Design· 7
Santo Loquasto·Costume DesignMel Bourne·Production DesignSpeed Hopkins·Art DirectionArne Olsen·Construction GripJanet Rosenbloom·Set DecorationCarol Nast·Location ScoutJoan Lopate·Art Department Coordinator
Production· 5
Charles H. Joffe·Executive ProducerRobert Greenhut·ProducerJack Rollins·Executive ProducerEzra Swerdlow·Unit ManagerTodd M. Thaler·Assistant Production Coordinator
Other Departments· 4
Lancey Saunders Clough·Wardrobe SupervisorJames Sorice·Key Scenic ArtistDanny Daniels·ChoreographerCarl Turnquest·Projection
By the Numbers
64.4
OF 100
Master Score
7.6
OF 10
IMDb
97%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$12M
ROI -13%
Worldwide Gross
0
2 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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