The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

100 mins | Comedy | Oct. 17, 1973

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 Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

100 mins | Comedy | Oct. 17, 1973

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Les Films Pomereu, Horse Film, Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC)
Original title Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob
Directors Gérard Oury
Writers Josy Eisenberg, Gérard Oury, Danièle Thompson

Cast

Louis de Funès

as Victor Pivert

Suzy Delair

as Germaine Pivert

Marcel Dalio

as Rabbi Jacob

Claude Giraud

as Mohamed Larbi Slimane / Rabbi Zeiligman

Renzo Montagnani

as Farès

Janet Brandt

as Tzipé Schmoll, grandmother

André Falcon

as Minister

Xavier Gélin

as Alexandre, general's son

Henri Guybet

as Salomon, Pivert's driver

Popeck

as Moishe Schmoll

Miou-Miou

as Antoinette Pivert

Denise Provence

as Esther

Jacques François

as General

Claude Piéplu

as Divisional Commissioner Andreani

Georges Adet

as Old Levi

Paul Bisciglia

as Pump attendant

Philippe Brigaud

as Deputy Minister

Gérard Darmon

as Farès henchman

Michel Duplaix

as Policeman in Orly

Robert Duranton

as CRS in Orly

Malek Kateb

as Aziz, Farès henchman

Michel Fortin

as Biker policeman

Micheline Kahn

as Hannah

El Kebir

as Farès henchman

Pierre Koulak

as Omar, Farès henchman

Alix Mahieux

as Patient at the dentist

Maria Gabriella Maione

as Olivia, dentist's secretary

Catherine Marshall

as Female model

Jean-Jacques Moreau

as Police biker

André Penvern

as Assistant to Andréani

Denise Péronne

as General, mother of Alexander

Roger Riffard

as Assistant to Andréani

Michel Robin

as Priest of the Invalides

Dominique Zardi

as Cook of "L'Etoile de Kiev"

Ari Aricardi

as Man rue des Rosiers (uncredited)

Baaron

as Participant in the black wedding (uncredited)

Charles Bayard

as Wedding guest (uncredited)

Christine Boisson

as Wedding guest (uncredited)

Guy Bonnafoux

as Man rue des Rosiers (uncredited)

Robert Chevrigny

as Wedding guest (uncredited)

Jérôme Deschamps

as Friend of Alexandre (uncredited)

Robert Favart

as Wedding guest (uncredited)

Marcel Gassouk

as Butcher (uncredited)

Robert le Béal

as Wedding guest (uncredited)

Olivier Lejeune

as Friend of Alexandre (uncredited)

Francis Lemaire

as Sergeant (uncredited)

Paul Mercey

as Vindictive motorist (uncredited)

Clément Michu

as Policeman in front of the church (uncredited)

Frédéric Norbert

as Flower delivery man (uncredited)

Jacques Pisias

as Policeman in Orly (uncredited)

Vincent Ropion

as Child invited to the wedding (uncredited)

Annick Roux

as Ground hostess (uncredited)

Zvee Scooler

as New York Rabbi (uncredited)

Raymonde Vattier

as Marquise (uncredited)

Pierre Vaudier

as Master of ceremonies (uncredited)