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The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
1973, Oct 17
1h 40m
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.
Directed by
Gérard Oury
Written by
Roberto De Leonardis
Guy Bonnafoux
Man rue des Rosiers (uncredited)
Louis de Funès
Victor Pivert
Gérard Darmon
Farès henchman
Miou-Miou
Antoinette Pivert
Marcel Dalio
Rabbi Jacob
Claude Piéplu
Divisional Commissioner Andreani
Claude Giraud
Mohamed Larbi Slimane / Rabbi Zeiligman
Zvee Scooler
New York Rabbi (uncredited)
Michel Robin
Priest of the Invalides
Suzy Delair
Germaine Pivert
Jacques François
General
Henri Guybet
Salomon, Pivert's driver
Janet Brandt
Tzipé Schmoll, grandmother
Abderrahmane El Kebir
Farès henchman
André Penvern
Assistant to Andréani
Paul Mercey
Vindictive motorist (uncredited)
André Falcon
Minister
Georges Adet
Old Levi
Denise Péronne
General, mother of Alexander
Xavier Gélin
Alexandre, general's son
Robert Favart
Wedding guest (uncredited)
Christine Boisson
Wedding guest (uncredited)
Malek Kateb
Aziz, Farès henchman
Clément Michu
Policeman in front of the church (uncredited)
Renzo Montagnani
Farès
Micheline Kahn
Hannah
Alix Mahieux
Patient at the dentist
Michel Fortin
Biker policeman
Vincent Ropion
Child invited to the wedding (uncredited)
Pierre Koulak
Omar, Farès henchman
Popeck
Moishe Schmoll
Francis Lemaire
Sergeant (uncredited)
Jean-Jacques Moreau
Police biker
Annick Roux
Ground hostess (uncredited)
Michel Duplaix
Policeman in Orly
Roger Riffard
Assistant to Andréani
Robert Le Béal
Wedding guest (uncredited)
Denise Provence
Esther
Marcel Gassouk
Butcher (uncredited)
Paul Bisciglia
Pump attendant
Olivier Lejeune
Friend of Alexandre (uncredited)
Philippe Brigaud
Deputy Minister
Pierre Vaudier
Master of ceremonies (uncredited)
Yves Peneau
Dominique Zardi
Cook of "L'Etoile de Kiev"
Raymonde Vattier
Marquise (uncredited)
Frédéric Norbert
Flower delivery man (uncredited)
Jacques Pisias
Policeman in Orly (uncredited)
Charles Bayard
Wedding guest (uncredited)
Noël Darzal
Robert Duranton
CRS in Orly
Maria Gabriella Maione
Olivia, dentist's secretary
Catherine Marshall
Female model
Ari Aricardi
Man rue des Rosiers (uncredited)
Baaron
Participant in the black wedding (uncredited)
Robert Chevrigny
Wedding guest (uncredited)
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