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About
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.
Theatrical
Nov 11, 1973
Box Office
$57.0M
Budget
$4.5M
Return
12.7x
Director
Writers
Josy Eisenberg, Danièle Thompson, Gérard Oury
Producers
Music
Studio
Horse Film, Les Films Pomereu, SNC
Original Title
Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob
Original Language
French
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$4.99
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$12.99
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$3.99
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$9.99
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Cast
Full credits →L
Louis de Funès
Victor Pivert
S
Suzy Delair
Germaine Pivert
M
Marcel Dalio
Rabbi Jacob
C
Claude Giraud
Mohamed Larbi Slimane / Rabbi Zeiligman
R
Renzo Montagnani
Farès
J
Janet Brandt
Tzipé Schmoll
A
André Falcon
Minister
X
Xavier Gélin
Alexandre
H
Henri Guybet
Salomon
P
Popeck
Moishe Schmoll
M
Miou-Miou
Antoinette Pivert
D
Denise Provence
Esther
J
Jacques François
General
C
Claude Piéplu
Divisional Commissioner Andreani
G
Georges Adet
Old Levi
P
Paul Bisciglia
Pump Attendant
P
Philippe Brigaud
Deputy Minister
G
Gérard Darmon
Farès Henchman
N
Noël Darzal
M
Michel Duplaix
Policeman in Orly
