Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob

Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob (1973)

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

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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Louis de Funès
as Victor Pivert

Suzy Delair
as Germaine Pivert

Marcel Dalio
as Rabbi Jacob

Claude Giraud
as Mohamed Larbi Slimane / Rabbi Zeiligman

Renzo Montagnani
as Farès

Janet Brandt
as Tzipé Schmoll, grandmother

André Falcon
as Minister

Xavier Gélin
as Alexandre, general's son

Henri Guybet
as Salomon, Pivert's driver

Popeck
as Moishe Schmoll

Miou-Miou
as Antoinette Pivert

Denise Provence
as Esther

Jacques François
as General

Claude Piéplu
as Divisional Commissioner Andreani

Georges Adet
as Old Levi

Paul Bisciglia
as Pump attendant

Philippe Brigaud
as Deputy Minister

Gérard Darmon
as Farès henchman

Noël Darzal
as

Michel Duplaix
as Policeman in Orly

Robert Duranton
as CRS in Orly

Malek Kateb
as Aziz, Farès henchman

Michel Fortin
as Biker policeman

Micheline Kahn
as Hannah

Abderrahmane El Kebir
as Farès henchman

Pierre Koulak
as Omar, Farès henchman

Alix Mahieux
as Patient at the dentist

Maria Gabriella Maione
as Olivia, dentist's secretary

Catherine Marshall
as Female model

Jean-Jacques Moreau
as Police biker

Yves Peneau
as

André Penvern
as Assistant to Andréani

Denise Péronne
as General, mother of Alexander

Roger Riffard
as Assistant to Andréani

Michel Robin
as Priest of the Invalides

Dominique Zardi
as Cook of "L'Etoile de Kiev"

Ari Aricardi
as Man rue des Rosiers (uncredited)

Baaron
as Participant in the black wedding (uncredited)

Charles Bayard
as Wedding guest (uncredited)

Christine Boisson
as Wedding guest (uncredited)

Guy Bonnafoux
as Man rue des Rosiers (uncredited)

Robert Chevrigny
as Wedding guest (uncredited)

Jérôme Deschamps
as Friend of Alexandre (uncredited)

Robert Favart
as Wedding guest (uncredited)

Marcel Gassouk
as Butcher (uncredited)

Robert Le Béal
as Wedding guest (uncredited)

Olivier Lejeune
as Friend of Alexandre (uncredited)

Francis Lemaire
as Sergeant (uncredited)

Paul Mercey
as Vindictive motorist (uncredited)

Clément Michu
as Policeman in front of the church (uncredited)

Frédéric Norbert
as Flower delivery man (uncredited)

Jacques Pisias
as Policeman in Orly (uncredited)

Vincent Ropion
as Child invited to the wedding (uncredited)

Annick Roux
as Ground hostess (uncredited)

Zvee Scooler
as New York Rabbi (uncredited)

Raymonde Vattier
as Marquise (uncredited)

Pierre Vaudier
as Master of ceremonies (uncredited)