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