The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)
THE WILD... THE HILARIOUS... THE SCREWBALL... THE RIOTOUS
- Released
- Runtime 1h 40m
- Director Gérard Oury
- Genres Comedy
- Rating 7.4/10 (1,085 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Louis de Funès
as Victor Pivert
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Suzy Delair
as Germaine Pivert
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Marcel Dalio
as Rabbi Jacob
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Claude Giraud
as Mohamed Larbi Slimane / Rabbi Zeiligman
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Renzo Montagnani
as Farès
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Janet Brandt
as Tzipé Schmoll
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André Falcon
as Minister
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Xavier Gélin
as Alexandre
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Henri Guybet
as Salomon
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Popeck
as Moishe Schmoll
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Miou-Miou
as Antoinette Pivert
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Denise Provence
as Esther
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Jacques François
as General
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Claude Piéplu
as Divisional Commissioner Andreani
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Georges Adet
as Old Levi
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Paul Bisciglia
as Pump Attendant
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Philippe Brigaud
as Deputy Minister
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Gérard Darmon
as Farès Henchman
Crew
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Gérard Oury
Director
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Henri Decaë
Director of Photography
- Albert Jurgenson Editor
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Vladimir Cosma
Original Music Composer
- Bertrand Javal Producer
- Gérard Beytout Producer
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Josy Eisenberg
Screenplay
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Danièle Thompson
Screenplay
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Gérard Oury
Screenplay
- Roberto De Leonardis Writer
