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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Cast

• 
  Louis de Funès

  Victor Pivert
• 
  Suzy Delair

  Germaine Pivert
• 
  Marcel Dalio

  Rabbi Jacob
• 
  Claude Giraud

  Mohamed Larbi Slimane / Rabbi Zeiligman
• 
  Renzo Montagnani

  Farès
• 
  Janet Brandt

  Tzipé Schmoll

Crew

• Director · Gérard Oury
• Screenplay · Josy Eisenberg
• Screenplay · Danièle Thompson
• Screenplay · Gérard Oury
• Producer · Bertrand Javal
• Producer · Gérard Beytout