Movie: The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

Top 10 Billed 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, grandmother

André Falcon
André Falcon

Minister

Xavier Gélin
Xavier Gélin

Alexandre, general's son

Henri Guybet
Henri Guybet

Salomon, Pivert's driver

Popeck
Popeck

Moishe Schmoll

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1973-10-17

  • Average

    7.402

  • Rating:

    3.7 starts
  • Tagline

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

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