The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
1973 · Movie · G · 100 min · ★ 7.4 · 86% critics
A loud, prejudiced French businessman is swept into a chaotic weekend of chases, disguises, and mix-ups after crossing paths with a political fugitive. Forced to pose as a religious figure to stay alive, he stumbles into a welcoming community celebration while police, rivals, and family misunderstandings close in from every direction.
Also known as The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
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Details
- Original title
- Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob
- Years
- 1973
- Release date
- 1973-10-17
- Language
- French
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (1,057 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want fast, silly French farce with constant disguises, chases, and culture-clash jokes; Not for you if you’re sensitive to dated stereotypes or prefer calmer comedy like Small Change.
Pros: nonstop slapstick energy; clever mistaken-identity farce; sharp social satire | Cons: dated stereotypes; frantic hard-to-follow plot; humor not for all
Themes
- new york city
- prisoner
- airport
- paris, france
- red hair
- liberation of prisoners
- mistake in person
- jewry
- revolution
- hearing
- prosecution
- fake identity
- +6 more
Cast & crew
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
André Falcon
as Minister
Xavier Gélin
as Alexandre
Henri Guybet
as Salomon
Popeck
as Moishe Schmoll
Directed by Gérard Oury