The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)
- Original title
- Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob
- Directed by
- Gérard Oury
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 1,067 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A bigoted businessman and a kidnapped revolutionary pretend to be rabbis so they can hide from people trying to kill them.
fast-pacedcomedicchaoticslapsticklightheartedzanyescapist
What happens
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (French: Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob, pronounced [lez‿avɑ̃tyʁ də ʁabi ʒakɔb]) is a 1973 French-Italian comedy film directed by Gérard Oury, starring Louis de Funès and Claude Giraud. It follows a bigoted businessman and a kidnapped revolutionist who disguise themselves as rabbis to escape from assassins. One of de Funès' most popular and iconic movies, it has become a cult classic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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