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