Louis de Funès, Suzy Delair, Marcel Dalio

One of the funniest movies from any country! (BOXOFFICE) - "Exhilarating and finally irresistible!" (LA TIMES) - Golden Globe Nominee - Victor Pivert is a very tolerant man, provided you are white, Ca...( read more  read more... )tholic, and French. To everyone else, he is a shameless racist, who believes foreigners should go back where they came from. On his way to his daughter's wedding, Victor uncovers a group of scheming Arab revolutionaries. After Victor is discovered, he hides himself by dressing up as a rabbi, leading to one madcap scene after another. THE MAD ADVENTURES OF RABBI JACOB is an extremely entertaining film - fresh, funny, and powerfully poignant.

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G, 100 min.

Directed by: Gérard Oury

Release Date: October 18, 1973

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DVD Release Date: April 13, 2004

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  • December 18, 2007
    Silly Silly Silly!
    Excessive humour and the most pathetic (yet hilarious) jokes make this my favorite comedy ever (and it's a french film, what a bonus!!!!!) :D

    Anyone familiar with Louis de Funès will adore this. If you don't know him, well you're missing out on something! T...( read more)he man can do hilarious facial spasms like no other.

    Okay so here is what Flixster wrote as the plot:
    Victor Pivert is a very tolerant man, provided you are white, Catholic, and French. To everyone else, he is a shameless racist, who believes foreigners should go back where they came from. On his way to his daughter's wedding, Victor uncovers a group of scheming Arab revolutionaries. After Victor is discovered, he hides himself by dressing up as a rabbi, leading to one madcap scene after another.

    Sounds ordinary I know but it had me laughing my life away.
    The only glitch is I'm afraid this is not the type of comedy everyone enjoys. Weird people like me adore this. But if you're not into randomness or silly humour, then drop it. Don't see this at all.
    Otherwise it is my duty to recruit you to the Funès Fan Club!

    P.S. If you can see this in French, it's even better!
  • September 5, 2009
    Hillarous comedy a-la-francaise".Check it.
  • November 13, 2008
    One of my favorite film!! A must see!
  • November 3, 2008
    nominated for best foreign film at the golden globes
  • July 16, 2008
    "Who comes up with this stuff?" should be the tag line, really. Surprisingly funny movie, and even though the plot is as incoherent as "28 Weeks Later", at least I'm not annoyed by it. Bonus points for the at times blaxploitation-y soundtrack, the '70s atmosphere in general, and ...( read more)the fact that it celebrates revolutionary struggle(!) Like I said: who comes up with this stuff?
  • May 16, 2008
    l`un des meilleurs qu`il a fait
  • May 9, 2008
    Watched this a few times not knowing what it was--is pretty good
  • February 10, 2008
    What to do with that kind of Rabbi? :S
  • July 19, 2007
    I think Louis des Funes was an amazing comedic actor i would love to see this movie with him in it
  • June 28, 2007
    I adooooooooore that movie!... but isn't it Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob?

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