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Director Gérard Oury

Writer Gérard Oury (Screenplay), Josy Eisenberg (Screenplay), Danièle Thompson (Screenplay), Roberto De Leonardis (Writer)

Original Title Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob

Release Date October 17, 1973

Runtime 100 min (1h 40m)

Country France, Italy

Language FR

Budget $4,500,000

Box Office $57,000,000

Studios Horse Film • Les Films Pomereu • SNC

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)

Name: The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1973-10-17
Rating: 3.7

Directed by Gérard Oury

• Written by Gérard Oury , Josy Eisenberg , Danièle Thompson

"THE WILD... THE HILARIOUS... THE SCREWBALL... THE RIOTOUS"

⭐ 3.7 / 5 (1,093 votes) ⏱️ 100 min 🎬 Comedy

Ratings Breakdown:

1,093 ratings

0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

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.