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