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