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The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

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

7.4 average rating
7.4
French / 100 MIN. / 1973

The Genres

The 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.

The Cast

Louis de FunèsSuzy DelairMarcel DalioClaude GiraudRenzo MontagnaniJanet BrandtAndré FalconXavier GélinHenri GuybetPopeckMiou-MiouDenise ProvenceJacques FrançoisClaude PiépluGeorges AdetPaul BiscigliaPhilippe BrigaudGérard DarmonNoël DarzalMichel DuplaixRobert DurantonMalek KatebMichel FortinMicheline KahnAbderrahmane El KebirPierre KoulakAlix MahieuxMaria Gabriella MaioneCatherine MarshallJean-Jacques MoreauYves PeneauAndré PenvernDenise PéronneRoger RiffardMichel RobinDominique ZardiAri AricardiBaaronCharles BayardChristine BoissonGuy BonnafouxRobert ChevrignyJérôme DeschampsRobert FavartMarcel GassoukRobert Le BéalOlivier LejeuneFrancis LemairePaul MerceyClément MichuFrédéric NorbertJacques PisiasVincent RopionAnnick RouxZvee ScoolerRaymonde VattierPierre Vaudier

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