The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)

About This Movie

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob is a 1973 comedy film directed by Gérard Oury. Its leading cast includes Louis de Funès, Suzy Delair and Marcel Dalio. It runs for 1 hour 40 minutes. Its original language is French.

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.

Synopsis from TMDB.

Cast

• 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
• Jacques François General
• Claude Piéplu Divisional Commissioner Andreani
• Georges Adet Old Levi
• Paul Bisciglia Pump Attendant
• Philippe Brigaud Deputy Minister
• Gérard Darmon Farès Henchman