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