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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Roberto De Leonardis (writer)
Josy Eisenberg (dialogue)
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Release Date:
18 October 1973 (France) more
Tagline:
THE WILD... THE HILARIOUS... THE SCREWBALL... THE RIOTOUS
Plot:
A bigoted Frenchman finds himself forced to impersonate a popular rabbi while on the run from a group of assassins - and the police. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. more
User Comments:
A hilarious meshing of ethnicity, culture, religion and life more (21 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Louis de Funès | ... | Victor Pivert / Rabbi Jacob |
| Suzy Delair | ... | Germaine Pivert |
| Marcel Dalio | ... | Rabbi Jacob (as Dalio) |
| Claude Giraud | ... | Mohamed Larbi Slimane / Rabbi Zeiligman |
| Renzo Montagnani | ... | Farès |
| Janet Brandt | ||
| André Falcon | ... | Le ministre |
| Xavier Gélin | ... | Le fils du général |
| Henri Guybet | ... | Salomon |
| Popeck | ... | Moishe (as Jean Herbert) |
| Miou-Miou | ... | Antoinette Pivert |
| Denise Provence | ... | Esther |
| Jacques François | ... | Le général / The general |
| Claude Piéplu | ... | Commissaire Andreani |
| Georges Adet | ... | Le vieux Lévi |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Le folli avventure di Rabbi Jacob (Italy)
The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (International: English title)
The Mad Adventures of 'Rabbi' Jacob (USA)
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Parents Guide:
Runtime:
100 min | Spain:91 min
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
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Certification:
Argentina:Atp | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:11 | USA:G | Spain:T
Filming Locations:
Café Les Deux Magots - 6 place Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris 6, Paris, France more
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Trivia:
This film is known as the film with the most "gags" per minute. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Pivert is about to climb out of the bubble-gum vat for the first time, the ladder is already smeared with green goop. more
Quotes:
[as his Cab fills up with Jewish men accompanying Rabbi Jacob]
New York Taxi Driver:
Hey, this is a taxi, not a synagogue!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in La joie de faire rire (2006) (V) more
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This is one of the funniest films every made. Explores the differences among peoples. A very funny commentary on life. Has not been available on VHS with English subtitles until mid-2001. The acting is superb although the dialog somewhat slapstick.