The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

THE WILD... THE HILARIOUS... THE SCREWBALL... THE RIOTOUS

G 1973 · 100 min · ★ 7.4 (1K) · Comedy

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 Josy Eisenberg

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Louis de Funès Victor Pivert
Suzy Delair Germaine Pivert
Marcel Dalio Rabbi Jacob
Claude Giraud Mohamed Larbi Slimane / Rabbi Zeiligman
Renzo Montagnani Farès
Janet Brandt Tzipé Schmoll
André Falcon Minister
Xavier Gélin Alexandre
Henri Guybet Salomon
Popeck Moishe Schmoll
Miou-Miou Antoinette Pivert
Denise Provence Esther

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