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