The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
Gérard Oury1973-10-17
THE WILD... THE HILARIOUS... THE SCREWBALL... THE RIOTOUS
7.397
100 min
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.
Cast
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Louis de Funès | Victor Pivert | Unowned |
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Suzy Delair | Germaine Pivert | Unowned |
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Marcel Dalio | Rabbi Jacob | Unowned |
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Claude Giraud | Mohamed Larbi Slimane / Rabbi Zeiligman | Unowned |
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Renzo Montagnani | Farès | Unowned |
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Janet Brandt | Tzipé Schmoll, grandmother | Unowned |
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André Falcon | Minister | Unowned |
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Xavier Gélin | Alexandre, general's son | Unowned |
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Henri Guybet | Salomon, Pivert's driver | Unowned |
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Popeck | Moishe Schmoll | Unowned |
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Miou-Miou | Antoinette Pivert | Unowned |
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Denise Provence | Esther | Unowned |
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Jacques François | General | Unowned |
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Claude Piéplu | Divisional Commissioner Andreani | Unowned |
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Georges Adet | Old Levi | Unowned |
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Paul Bisciglia | Pump attendant | Unowned |
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Philippe Brigaud | Deputy Minister | Unowned |
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Gérard Darmon | Farès henchman | Unowned |
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Noël Darzal | Unowned | |
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Michel Duplaix | Policeman in Orly | Unowned |
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Robert Duranton | CRS in Orly | Unowned |
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Malek Kateb | Aziz, Farès henchman | Unowned |
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Michel Fortin | Biker policeman | Unowned |
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Micheline Kahn | Hannah | Unowned |
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Abderrahmane El Kebir | Farès henchman | Unowned |
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Pierre Koulak | Omar, Farès henchman | Unowned |
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Alix Mahieux | Patient at the dentist | Unowned |
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Maria Gabriella Maione | Olivia, dentist's secretary | Unowned |
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Catherine Marshall | Female model | Unowned |
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Jean-Jacques Moreau | Police biker | Unowned |
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Yves Peneau | Unowned | |
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André Penvern | Assistant to Andréani | Unowned |
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Denise Péronne | General, mother of Alexander | Unowned |
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Roger Riffard | Assistant to Andréani | Unowned |
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Michel Robin | Priest of the Invalides | Unowned |
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Dominique Zardi | Cook of "L'Etoile de Kiev" | Unowned |
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Ari Aricardi | Man rue des Rosiers (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Baaron | Participant in the black wedding (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles Bayard | Wedding guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Christine Boisson | Wedding guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Guy Bonnafoux | Man rue des Rosiers (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robert Chevrigny | Wedding guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jérôme Deschamps | Friend of Alexandre (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robert Favart | Wedding guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Marcel Gassouk | Butcher (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robert Le Béal | Wedding guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Olivier Lejeune | Friend of Alexandre (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Francis Lemaire | Sergeant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Paul Mercey | Vindictive motorist (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Clément Michu | Policeman in front of the church (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frédéric Norbert | Flower delivery man (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jacques Pisias | Policeman in Orly (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Vincent Ropion | Child invited to the wedding (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Annick Roux | Ground hostess (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Zvee Scooler | New York Rabbi (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Raymonde Vattier | Marquise (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Pierre Vaudier | Master of ceremonies (uncredited) | Unowned |