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