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The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)

Overview

In this riot of frantic disguises and mistaken identities, Victor Pivert, a blustering, bigoted French factory owner, finds himself taken hostage by Slimane, an Arab rebel leader. The two dress up as rabbis as they try to elude not only assasins from Slimane's country, but also the police, who think Pivert is a murderer. Pivert ends up posing as Rabbi Jacob, a beloved figure who's returned to France for his first visit after 30 years in the United States. Adding to the confusion are Pivert's dentist-wife, who thinks her husband is leaving her for another woman, their daughter, who's about to get married, and a Parisian neighborhood filled with people eager to celebrate the return of Rabbi Jacob.
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Gérard Oury profile
Gérard Oury

Director

Gérard Oury profile
Gérard Oury

Screenplay

Cast

Louis de Funès profile
Louis de Funès

Victor Pivert

Suzy Delair profile
Suzy Delair

Germaine Pivert

Marcel Dalio profile
Marcel Dalio

Rabbi Jacob

Claude Giraud profile
Claude Giraud

Mohamed Larbi Slimane / Rabbi Zeiligman

Renzo Montagnani profile
Renzo Montagnani

Farès

Janet Brandt profile
Janet Brandt

Tzipé Schmoll, grandmother

André Falcon profile
André Falcon

Minister

Xavier Gélin profile
Xavier Gélin

Alexandre, general's son

Henri Guybet profile
Henri Guybet

Salomon, Pivert's driver

Popeck profile
Popeck

Moishe Schmoll

Miou-Miou profile
Miou-Miou

Antoinette Pivert

Denise Provence profile
Denise Provence

Esther

Louis de Funès profile
Louis de Funès

Victor Pivert

Suzy Delair profile
Suzy Delair

Germaine Pivert

Marcel Dalio profile
Marcel Dalio

Rabbi Jacob

Claude Giraud profile
Claude Giraud

Mohamed Larbi Slimane / Rabbi Zeiligman

Renzo Montagnani profile
Renzo Montagnani

Farès

Janet Brandt profile
Janet Brandt

Tzipé Schmoll, grandmother

André Falcon profile
André Falcon

Minister

Xavier Gélin profile
Xavier Gélin

Alexandre, general's son

Henri Guybet profile
Henri Guybet

Salomon, Pivert's driver

Popeck profile
Popeck

Moishe Schmoll

Miou-Miou profile
Miou-Miou

Antoinette Pivert

Denise Provence profile
Denise Provence

Esther

Extra

Release Date

October 17, 1973

Original Language

French, Hebrew, Yiddish, English

Budget

$0.00

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Horse Film logoLes Films Pomereu logoSNC logo

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