The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)
Synopsis
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
Runtime: 100 minutes
Director: Gérard Oury
Top Cast
- Louis de Funès as Victor Pivert
- Suzy Delair as Germaine Pivert
- Marcel Dalio as Rabbi Jacob
- Claude Giraud as Mohamed Larbi Slimane / Rabbi Zeiligman
- Renzo Montagnani as Farès
- Janet Brandt as Tzipé Schmoll, grandmother
- André Falcon as Minister
- Xavier Gélin as Alexandre, general's son
- Henri Guybet as Salomon, Pivert's driver
- Popeck as Moishe Schmoll
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