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… Read more
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
Where to watch: Chai
Movie · Comedy · G
1973 · 1h 40m
THE WILD... THE HILARIOUS... THE SCREWBALL... THE RIOTOUS
Director: Gérard Oury
Starring: Louis de Funès, Suzy Delair, Marcel Dalio
Overview
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.
Director
Gérard Oury
Production
Horse Film, Les Films Pomereu, SNC
Cast
Louis de Funès, Suzy Delair, Marcel Dalio, Claude Giraud, Renzo Montagnani, Janet Brandt, André Falcon, Xavier Gélin, Henri Guybet, Popeck, Miou-Miou, Denise Provence, Jacques François, Claude Piéplu, Georges Adet, Paul Bisciglia, Philippe Brigaud, Gérard Darmon, Noël Darzal, Michel Duplaix