The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)
Directed by Gérard Oury · 100 min · Comedy
29.5 TOPICAL score · #3,594 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973, directed by Gérard Oury) has a TOPICAL score of 29.5 - ranked 3,594 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and lasting engagement, and lowest on awards. Audiences: TMDB 7.4/10 (1,089 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 30 languages.
Why this score
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- AudienceTMDB 7.4/10 (1,089 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 30 languages
- Still read4,249 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Louis de Funès (actor #1,091), Suzy Delair, Marcel Dalio (actor #1,360), Claude Giraud
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