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