The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (2024)

2024

Comedy

7.4 from 10 with total 635 votes

1973-10-17

100 minutes

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.

Louis de Funès character Victor Pivert

Suzy Delair character Germaine Pivert

Marcel Dalio character Rabbi Jacob

Claude Giraud character Mohamed Larbi Slimane / Rabbi Zeiligman

Renzo Montagnani character Farès

Janet Brandt character Tzipé Schmoll, grandmother

André Falcon character Minister

Xavier Gélin character Alexandre, general's son

Henri Guybet character Salomon, Pivert's driver

Popeck character Moishe Schmoll

Miou-Miou character Antoinette Pivert

Denise Provence character Esther

Jacques François character General

Claude Piéplu character Divisional Commissioner Andreani

Georges Adet character Old Levi

Paul Bisciglia character Pump attendant

Philippe Brigaud character Deputy Minister

Gérard Darmon character Farès henchman

Michel Duplaix character Policeman in Orly

Robert Duranton character CRS in Orly

Malek Kateb character Aziz, Farès henchman

Michel Fortin character Biker policeman

Micheline Kahn character Hannah

El Kebir character Farès henchman

Pierre Koulak character Omar, Farès henchman

Alix Mahieux character Patient at the dentist

Maria Gabriella Maione character Olivia, dentist's secretary

Catherine Marshall character Female model

Jean-Jacques Moreau character Police biker

André Penvern character Assistant to Andréani

Denise Péronne character General, mother of Alexander

Roger Riffard character Assistant to Andréani

Michel Robin character Priest of the Invalides

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

Ari Aricardi character Man rue des Rosiers (uncredited)

Baaron character Participant in the black wedding (uncredited)

Charles Bayard character Wedding guest (uncredited)

Christine Boisson character Wedding guest (uncredited)

Guy Bonnafoux character Man rue des Rosiers (uncredited)

Robert Chevrigny character Wedding guest (uncredited)

Jérôme Deschamps character Friend of Alexandre (uncredited)

Robert Favart character Wedding guest (uncredited)

Marcel Gassouk character Butcher (uncredited)

Robert le Béal character Wedding guest (uncredited)

Olivier Lejeune character Friend of Alexandre (uncredited)

Francis Lemaire character Sergeant (uncredited)

Paul Mercey character Vindictive motorist (uncredited)

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

Frédéric Norbert character Flower delivery man (uncredited)

Jacques Pisias character Policeman in Orly (uncredited)

Vincent Ropion character Child invited to the wedding (uncredited)

Annick Roux character Ground hostess (uncredited)

Zvee Scooler character New York Rabbi (uncredited)

Raymonde Vattier character Marquise (uncredited)

Pierre Vaudier character Master of ceremonies (uncredited)