The Mad Adventures of "Rabbi" Jacob (1973)
- Starring:
- Louis de Funès, Marcel Dalio, (more)
- Director(s):
- Gérard Oury
- Category:
- Comedy
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This comedy concentrates on the mishaps befalling bigoted Frenchman Louis DeFunes. While en route to his daughter's wedding, the outspoken DeFunes accidentally gets mixed up in an Arab nationalist uprising. Through a bizarre and nearly indescribable combination of events, the fiercely anti-Semitic DeFunes is forced to disguise himself as a Rabbi. The sociological statements in Mad Adventures of "Rabbi" Jacob, coscripted by director Gerard Oury, are pepped up with heavy slapstick. Initially titled The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob for its American release, this French film had the "Mad" tag attached when audiences evinced a lack of interest in what was perceived to be a religious picture. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 100 mins
Complete Cast:
- Louis de Funès - Victor
- Claude Giraud - Mohamed Larbi Slimane
- Janet Brandt - Tzipe
- André Falcon
- Miou-Miou - Antoinette Pivert
- Claude Piéplu - Andreani
- Dominique Zardi
- Henry Guybert - Salomon
- Marcel Dalio - Rabbi Jacob
- Henri Guybet - Salomon
- Suzy Delair - Germaine
- Jacques Francois - The general
- Renzo Montagnani - Fares
- Denise Provence - Esther
- Jean Herbert - Moishe
- Director(s):
- Gérard Oury
- Writer(s):
- Gérard Oury, Danièle Thompson
- Categories:
- Comedy
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