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The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob(1973)
Status: Released
Date: 1973-10-17
74%
1055 Votes
Time: 1h 40m
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.
Languages: English, French, Hebrew, Yiddish.
Countries:
France,
Italy
Budget: $4,500,000.00
Revenue: $57,000,000.00
ProductionCompanies:
Horse Film
Les Films Pomereu
SNC
Movie: The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
Top 10 Billed 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
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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.
Release Date
1973-10-17
Average
7.389
Rating:
3.7 startsTagline
THE WILD... THE HILARIOUS... THE SCREWBALL... THE RIOTOUS
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