The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
“THE WILD... THE HILARIOUS... THE SCREWBALL... THE RIOTOUS”
1973•G•1h 40m•7.4•Released
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.
Director
Gérard Oury
Writer
Gérard Oury, Danièle Thompson, Josy Eisenberg, Roberto De Leonardis
Budget
$5M
Revenue
$57M
Languages
English, Yiddish, French
Studio
Horse Film
Cast
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
Jacques François
General
Claude Piéplu
Divisional Commissioner Andreani
Georges Adet
Old Levi
Production
Company
Horse Film
Company
Les Films Pomereu
Company
SNC
Producer
Bertrand Javal
Producer
Gérard Beytout
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