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