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The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

74 %|Oct 17, 1973|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.

Featured Crew

Théobald Meurisse
Production Design
Albert Jurgenson
Editor
Gérard Oury
Screenplay
Henri Decaë
Director of Photography
Josy Eisenberg
Screenplay
Gérard Oury
Director
Vladimir Cosma
Original Music Composer
Danièle Thompson
Screenplay

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Cast

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