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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
Christine Boisson
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Miou-Miou
Antoinette Pivert
Claude Piéplu
Divisional Commissioner Andreani
Jacques François
General
Marcel Dalio
Rabbi Jacob
Gérard Darmon
Farès Henchman
Renzo Montagnani
Farès
André Penvern
Assistant to Andréani
Henri Guybet
Salomon
Michel Robin
Priest of the Invalides
André Falcon
Minister
Claude Giraud
Mohamed Larbi Slimane / Rabbi Zeiligman
Paul Mercey
Vindictive Motorist (uncredited)
Roger Riffard
Assistant to Andréani
Michel Fortin
Biker Policeman
Abderrahmane El Kebir
Farès Henchman
Zvee Scooler
New York Rabbi (uncredited)
Georges Adet
Old Levi
Suzy Delair
Germaine Pivert
Francis Lemaire
Sergeant (uncredited)
Jean-Jacques Moreau
Police Biker
Xavier Gélin
Alexandre
Robert Le Béal
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Dominique Zardi
Cook of L'Etoile De Kiev
Vincent Ropion
Child Invited to the Wedding (uncredited)
Janet Brandt
Tzipé Schmoll
Robert Favart
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Paul Bisciglia
Pump Attendant
Clément Michu
Policeman in Front of the Church (uncredited)
Denise Provence
Esther
Malek Kateb
Aziz
Popeck
Moishe Schmoll
Denise Péronne
General
Jacques Pisias
Policeman in Orly (uncredited)
Olivier Lejeune
Friend of Alexandre (uncredited)
Alix Mahieux
Patient at Dentist
Frédéric Norbert
Flower Delivery Man (uncredited)
Pierre Koulak
Omar
Noël Darzal
Charles Bayard
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Marcel Gassouk
Butcher (uncredited)
Annick Roux
Ground Hostess (uncredited)
Philippe Brigaud
Deputy Minister
Pierre Vaudier
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Raymonde Vattier
Marquise (uncredited)
Yves Peneau
Jacob Tolano
Micheline Kahn
Hannah
Michel Duplaix
Policeman in Orly
Robert Duranton
CRS in Orly
Maria Gabriella Maione
Olivia
Catherine Marshall
Female Model
Lionel Spielman
David Schmoll
Ari Aricardi
Man Rue Des Rosiers (uncredited)
Baaron
Guest at Black Wedding (uncredited)
Guy Bonnafoux
Man Rue Des Rosiers (uncredited)
Robert Chevrigny
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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