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Zelig(1983)

7.4(925)
1h 19m
1983-07-15

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.

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Keywords

great depressioncelebritymockumentary
chameleon
psychiatrist
found footage
newsreel footage
electroconvulsive therapy
1920s
1930s
historical images
mocking
historical events

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