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The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
THE WILD... THE HILARIOUS... THE SCREWBALL... THE RIOTOUS
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.
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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.
Cast, crew and production details
About The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
Cast
Louis de FunèsVictor Pivert
Suzy DelairGermaine Pivert
Marcel DalioRabbi Jacob
Claude GiraudMohamed Larbi Slimane / Rabbi Zeiligman
Renzo MontagnaniFarès
Janet BrandtTzipé Schmoll
André FalconMinister
Xavier GélinAlexandreCredits
- Directed by
- Gérard Oury
- Written by
- Roberto De Leonardis, Danièle Thompson, Gérard Oury, Josy Eisenberg
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Original title
- Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob
- Budget
- $4.5M
- Box office
- $57M
Production
- Horse FilmItaly
- Les Films Pomereu
- SNCFrance
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