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