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