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The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

Original title: Les aventures de Rabbi Jacob
  • 19731973
  • GG
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
14K
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The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)
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A bigoted Frenchman finds himself forced to impersonate a popular rabbi while on the run from a group of assassins - and the police.A bigoted Frenchman finds himself forced to impersonate a popular rabbi while on the run from a group of assassins - and the police.A bigoted Frenchman finds himself forced to impersonate a popular rabbi while on the run from a group of assassins - and the police.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
14K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Gérard Oury
  • Writers
    • Gérard Oury(screenplay)
    • Danièle Thompson(screenplay)
    • Josy Eisenberg(collaborating writer)
  • Stars
    • Louis de Funès
    • Miou-Miou
    • Suzy Delair
  • Director
    • Gérard Oury
  • Writers
    • Gérard Oury(screenplay)
    • Danièle Thompson(screenplay)
    • Josy Eisenberg(collaborating writer)
  • Stars
    • Louis de Funès
    • Miou-Miou
    • Suzy Delair
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 44User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Louis de Funès
    Louis de Funès
    • Victor Pivert
    Miou-Miou
    Miou-Miou
    • Antoinette Pivert
    Suzy Delair
    Suzy Delair
    • Germaine Pivert
    Marcel Dalio
    Marcel Dalio
    • Rabbi Jacob
    • (as Dalio)
    Claude Giraud
    Claude Giraud
    • Mohamed Larbi Slimane…
    Renzo Montagnani
    Renzo Montagnani
    • Le colonel Farès
    Janet Brandt
    Janet Brandt
    • Tzipé Schmoll, la grand-mère
    André Falcon
    • Le ministre
    Xavier Gélin
    • Alexandre, le fils du général
    Henri Guybet
    Henri Guybet
    • Salomon, le chauffeur de Pivert
    Popeck
    • Moishe Schmoll
    • (as Jean Herbert)
    Denise Provence
    • Esther Schmoll
    Jacques François
    Jacques François
    • Le général
    Claude Piéplu
    Claude Piéplu
    • Le commissaire divisionnaire Andreani
    Georges Adet
    • Le vieux Lévi
    Cherif Adnane
    • Un homme de main de Farès
    Paul Bisciglia
    Paul Bisciglia
    • Le pompiste
    • (as Paolo Bisciglia)
    Philippe Brigaud
    Philippe Brigaud
    • L'adjoint du ministre
    • Director
      • Gérard Oury
    • Writers
      • Gérard Oury(screenplay) (story adaption) (dialogue)
      • Danièle Thompson(screenplay) (story adaption) (dialogue)
      • Josy Eisenberg(collaborating writer) (dialogue) (story)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The movie was released on October 18th 1973, during Yom Kippur War between Israel and Arab countries. That very day, the press attaché's wife hijacked a plane to prevent the movie from being released, claiming that the movie was pro-Israeli. She eventually was shot by police marksmen.
    • Goofs
      Fares and his thugs are not really speaking Arabic but mumbling something instead.
    • Quotes

      Mohamed Larbi Slimane: The revolution is like a bicycle, when it stops it falls.

    • Alternate versions
      In the english dubbed version, the last line is changed From, "That's alright sir, we'll take you anyway" to "That's alright sir, nobody's Perfect". Then in the ending credits, they thank Billy Wilder for the last line, which is a steal from the last line from "Some Like It Hot".
    • Connections
      Featured in Louis de Funès ou Le pouvoir de faire rire (2003)

    User reviews44

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    9/10
    Unfortunately the Studios do not Make Movies Like This Anymore
    In USA, Rabbi Jacob (Marcel Dalio) and Rabbi Zeiligman are traveling back to Paris after a long absence far from his hometown. Meanwhile the bigoted French Victor Pivert (Louis de Funès), who is the owner of a factory, is traveling by car with his Jewish driver Salomon (Henri Guybet) to France to the marriage of his daughter Antoinette Pivert (Miou-Miou). They have a car accident and Pivert fires Salomon and walks on the road looking for help. He stumbles with the Muslin rebel leader Mohamed Larbi Slimane (Claude Giraud) and unintentionally saves the Slimane from assassins that want to kill him.

    Slimane abducts him and they head to the Paris airport, chased by the killers and the police. They meet with Rabbis Jacob and Zeiligman that have just arrived in France in the toilet and they impersonate them to escape from the pursuers. When they meet the Jewish community that is welcoming Rabbi Jacob in the airport, they have to proceed in the farce getting in more confusion.

    "Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob" is one of the funniest comedies of cinema history, with a complex screenplay entwining the lives of several characters without coincidences but hilarious situations. The story makes fun of polemic themes, like religion and prejudice, and with government economical interests, but is never disrespectful.

    Louis de Funès is fantastic with a top-notch performance, considered by fans of the French king of the comedy as his best ever. Unfortunately the studios do not make movies like this anymore. My vote is nine.

    Title (Brazil); "As Loucas Aventuras de Rabbi Jacob" ("The Crazy Adventures of Rabbi Jacob")
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    • Nov 15, 2012

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    • Release date
      • October 18, 1973 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
      • Hebrew
      • Yiddish
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • The Mad Adventures of 'Rabbi' Jacob
    • Filming locations
      • Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France(scenes set in Rue des Rosiers, Paris 4)
    • Production companies
      • Les Films Pomereu
      • Horse Film
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    • Budget
      • FRF 18,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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