The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

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

Miou-Miou

Antoinette Pivert

Denise Provence

Esther

Director & Crew

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