
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)
7.4|17 Oct, 1973|100 min
THE WILD... THE HILARIOUS... THE SCREWBALL... THE RIOTOUS
7.4|17 Oct, 1973|100 min
Released
IMDb
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.
Keywords
new york city
prisoner
airport
paris, france
red hair
liberation of prisoners
mistake in person
jewry
revolution
hearing
prosecution
fake identity
chewing gum
rabbi
synagogue
bar mitzvah
wedding
anarchic comedy
Casts

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, grandmother

André Falcon
Minister

Xavier Gélin
Alexandre, general's son

Henri Guybet
Salomon, Pivert's driver

Popeck
Moishe Schmoll

Miou-Miou
Antoinette Pivert

Denise Provence
Esther

Jacques François
General

Claude Piéplu
Divisional Commissioner Andreani

Georges Adet
Old Levi

Paul Bisciglia
Pump attendant

Philippe Brigaud
Deputy Minister

Gérard Darmon
Farès henchman
Noël Darzal

Michel Duplaix
Policeman in Orly
Robert Duranton
CRS in Orly

Malek Kateb
Aziz, Farès henchman

Michel Fortin
Biker policeman

Micheline Kahn
Hannah

Abderrahmane El Kebir
Farès henchman

Pierre Koulak
Omar, Farès henchman

Alix Mahieux
Patient at the dentist
Maria Gabriella Maione
Olivia, dentist's secretary
Catherine Marshall
Female model

Jean-Jacques Moreau
Police biker

Yves Peneau

André Penvern
Assistant to Andréani

Denise Péronne
General, mother of Alexander

Roger Riffard
Assistant to Andréani

Michel Robin
Priest of the Invalides

Dominique Zardi
Cook of "L'Etoile de Kiev"
Ari Aricardi
Man rue des Rosiers (uncredited)
Baaron
Participant in the black wedding (uncredited)

Charles Bayard
Wedding guest (uncredited)

Christine Boisson
Wedding guest (uncredited)

Guy Bonnafoux
Man rue des Rosiers (uncredited)
Robert Chevrigny
Wedding guest (uncredited)

Jérôme Deschamps
Friend of Alexandre (uncredited)

Robert Favart
Wedding guest (uncredited)

Marcel Gassouk
Butcher (uncredited)

Robert Le Béal
Wedding guest (uncredited)

Olivier Lejeune
Friend of Alexandre (uncredited)

Francis Lemaire
Sergeant (uncredited)

Paul Mercey
Vindictive motorist (uncredited)

Clément Michu
Policeman in front of the church (uncredited)

Frédéric Norbert
Flower delivery man (uncredited)

Jacques Pisias
Policeman in Orly (uncredited)

Vincent Ropion
Child invited to the wedding (uncredited)

Annick Roux
Ground hostess (uncredited)

Zvee Scooler
New York Rabbi (uncredited)

Raymonde Vattier
Marquise (uncredited)
Pierre Vaudier
Master of ceremonies (uncredited)
Crews
Théobald Meurisse
Production Design
Albert Jurgenson
Editor

Gérard Oury
Screenplay

Henri Decaë
Director of Photography

Josy Eisenberg
Screenplay

Gérard Oury
Director

Vladimir Cosma
Original Music Composer

Danièle Thompson
Screenplay
Bertrand Javal
Producer
William Robert Sivel
Sound

Jean-Pierre Eychenne
Makeup Artist
Roberto De Leonardis
Writer
Gérard Beytout
Producer
Backdrops & Posters



















