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