Woody Allen’s ‘Zelig’ mockumentary film opens in New York City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 15 1983)


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(Friday, July 15, 1983, 12:00 p.m. EDT)Zelig, an American mockumentary about 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, opened today at the Beekman Theatre on the Upper East Side of the Manhattan borough of New York City.


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Written, directed by and starring Woody Allen, the film also stars Mia Farrow.