The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

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.

Main Cast

Louis de Funès

Victor Pivert

Age : 68 | Popularity : 19%

Suzy Delair

Germaine Pivert

Age : 102 | Popularity : 6%

Marcel Dalio

Rabbi Jacob

Age : 83 | Popularity : 4%

Claude Giraud

Mohamed Larbi Slimane / Rabbi Zeiligman

Age : 84 | Popularity : 7%

Renzo Montagnani

Farès

Age : 66 | Popularity : 3%

Janet Brandt

Tzipé Schmoll, grandmother

Age : 89 | Popularity : 3%

André Falcon

Minister

Age : N/A | Popularity : 24%

Xavier Gélin

Alexandre, general's son

Age : 53 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Henri Decaë
Writing	Screenplay	Danièle Thompson Gérard Oury Josy Eisenberg
Sound	Original Music Composer	Vladimir Cosma
	Sound	William Robert Sivel
Directing	Director	Gérard Oury
Production	Producer	Bertrand Javal Gérard Beytout
Editing	Editor	Albert Jurgenson
Art	Production Design	Théobald Meurisse
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Jean-Pierre Eychenne
Department	Role	Name

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