The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
Comedy
Release Date
October 17, 1973
Duration
100 min
Status
Released
Language
fr
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.
Casts
Victor Pivert
Louis de Funès
Germaine Pivert
Suzy Delair
Rabbi Jacob
Marcel Dalio
Mohamed Larbi Slimane / Rabbi Zeiligman
Claude Giraud
Farès
Renzo Montagnani
Tzipé Schmoll, grandmother
Janet Brandt
Minister
André Falcon
Alexandre, general's son
Xavier Gélin
Salomon, Pivert's driver
Henri Guybet
Moishe Schmoll
Popeck
Antoinette Pivert
Miou-Miou
Esther
Denise Provence
General
Jacques François
Divisional Commissioner Andreani
Claude Piéplu
Old Levi
Georges Adet
Pump attendant
Paul Bisciglia
Deputy Minister
Philippe Brigaud
Farès henchman
Gérard Darmon
Noël Darzal
Policeman in Orly
Michel Duplaix
CRS in Orly
Robert Duranton
Aziz, Farès henchman
Malek Kateb
Biker policeman
Michel Fortin
Hannah
Micheline Kahn
Farès henchman
El Kebir
Omar, Farès henchman
Pierre Koulak
Patient at the dentist
Alix Mahieux
Olivia, dentist's secretary
Maria Gabriella Maione
Female model
Catherine Marshall
Police biker
Jean-Jacques Moreau
Yves Peneau
Assistant to Andréani
André Penvern
General, mother of Alexander
Denise Péronne
Assistant to Andréani
Roger Riffard
Priest of the Invalides
Michel Robin
Cook of "L'Etoile de Kiev"
Dominique Zardi
Man rue des Rosiers (uncredited)
Ari Aricardi
Participant in the black wedding (uncredited)
Baaron
Wedding guest (uncredited)
Charles Bayard
Wedding guest (uncredited)
Christine Boisson
Man rue des Rosiers (uncredited)
Guy Bonnafoux
Wedding guest (uncredited)
Robert Chevrigny
Friend of Alexandre (uncredited)
Jérôme Deschamps
Wedding guest (uncredited)
Robert Favart
Butcher (uncredited)
Marcel Gassouk
Wedding guest (uncredited)
Robert Le Béal
Friend of Alexandre (uncredited)
Olivier Lejeune
Sergeant (uncredited)
Francis Lemaire
Vindictive motorist (uncredited)
Paul Mercey
Policeman in front of the church (uncredited)
Clément Michu
Flower delivery man (uncredited)
Frédéric Norbert
Policeman in Orly (uncredited)
Jacques Pisias
Child invited to the wedding (uncredited)
Vincent Ropion
Ground hostess (uncredited)
Annick Roux
New York Rabbi (uncredited)
Zvee Scooler
Marquise (uncredited)
Raymonde Vattier
Master of ceremonies (uncredited)
Pierre Vaudier
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