The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

1973
1h 40m
7.4

7.4/10

1,047 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy

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

Overview

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $4,500,000

Revenue: $57,000,000

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Horse Film Les Films Pomereu SNC
Production Countries
France Italy
Spoken Languages
English French Hebrew Yiddish

Keywords

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Quick Facts

Original Title Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob
Release Date October 17, 1973
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0069747

Cast

Louis de Funès
Louis de Funès

Victor Pivert

Suzy Delair
Suzy Delair

Germaine Pivert

Marcel Dalio
Marcel Dalio

Rabbi Jacob

Claude Giraud
Claude Giraud

Mohamed Larbi Slimane / Rabbi Zeiligman

Renzo Montagnani
Renzo Montagnani

Farès

Janet Brandt
Janet Brandt

Tzipé Schmoll

André Falcon
André Falcon

Minister

Xavier Gélin
Xavier Gélin

Alexandre

Henri Guybet
Henri Guybet

Salomon

Popeck
Popeck

Moishe Schmoll

Miou-Miou
Miou-Miou

Antoinette Pivert

Denise Provence
Denise Provence

Esther

Key Crew

Gérard Oury
Director
Josy Eisenberg
Screenplay
Danièle Thompson
Screenplay
Gérard Oury
Screenplay
Bertrand Javal
Producer
Roberto De Leonardis
Writer
Gérard Beytout
Producer