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

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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