The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob
Release: 1973-10-17
·Runtime: 100m
·★ 7.4
Comedy
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.
Production Countries
France
Italy
Production Companies
Horse Film
Les Films Pomereu
SNC
Cast
Jacques Pisias
as Policeman in Orly (uncredited)
Pierre Vaudier
as Master of ceremonies (uncredited)
Michel Fortin
as Biker policeman
Abderrahmane El Kebir
as Farès henchman
Alix Mahieux
as Patient at the dentist
Janet Brandt
as Tzipé Schmoll, grandmother
Miou-Miou
as Antoinette Pivert
Frédéric Norbert
as Flower delivery man (uncredited)
Popeck
as Moishe Schmoll
Gérard Darmon
as Farès henchman
Robert Favart
as Wedding guest (uncredited)
Clément Michu
as Policeman in front of the church (uncredited)
Pierre Koulak
as Omar, Farès henchman
André Falcon
as Minister
Paul Bisciglia
as Pump attendant
Roger Riffard
as Assistant to Andréani
Jérôme Deschamps
as Friend of Alexandre (uncredited)
Raymonde Vattier
as Marquise (uncredited)
André Penvern
as Assistant to Andréani
Francis Lemaire
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Louis de Funès
as Victor Pivert
Claude Giraud
as Mohamed Larbi Slimane / Rabbi Zeiligman
Micheline Kahn
as Hannah
Charles Bayard
as Wedding guest (uncredited)
Vincent Ropion
as Child invited to the wedding (uncredited)
Annick Roux
as Ground hostess (uncredited)
Marcel Dalio
as Rabbi Jacob
Philippe Brigaud
as Deputy Minister
Jean-Jacques Moreau
as Police biker
Dominique Zardi
as Cook of "L'Etoile de Kiev"
Zvee Scooler
as New York Rabbi (uncredited)
Xavier Gélin
as Alexandre, general's son
Jacques François
as General
Claude Piéplu
as Divisional Commissioner Andreani
Christine Boisson
as Wedding guest (uncredited)
Guy Bonnafoux
as Man rue des Rosiers (uncredited)
Michel Duplaix
as Policeman in Orly
Robert Le Béal
as Wedding guest (uncredited)
Olivier Lejeune
as Friend of Alexandre (uncredited)
Henri Guybet
as Salomon, Pivert's driver
Denise Provence
as Esther
Malek Kateb
as Aziz, Farès henchman
Yves Peneau
Paul Mercey
as Vindictive motorist (uncredited)
Suzy Delair
as Germaine Pivert
Marcel Gassouk
as Butcher (uncredited)
Renzo Montagnani
as Farès
Georges Adet
as Old Levi
Denise Péronne
as General, mother of Alexander
Michel Robin
as Priest of the Invalides
