The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob poster

Movie · 1973

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

“THE WILD... THE HILARIOUS... THE SCREWBALL... THE RIOTOUS”

Released 17 October 1973 100 min Comedy More from 1973 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

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.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Georges Adet
as Old Levi
79
Marcel Dalio
as Rabbi Jacob
73
Louis de Funès
as Victor Pivert
59
Janet Brandt
as Tzipé Schmoll
58
Suzy Delair
as Germaine Pivert
55
Jacques François
as General
53
Denise Péronne
as General
53
Denise Provence
as Esther
52
Claude Piéplu
as Divisional Commissioner Andreani
50
André Falcon
as Minister
48
Paul Bisciglia
as Pump Attendant
45
Renzo Montagnani
as Farès
43
Dominique Zardi
as Cook of L'Etoile De Kiev
43
Michel Robin
as Priest of the Invalides
42
Popeck
as Moishe Schmoll
38
Claude Giraud
as Mohamed Larbi Slimane / Rabbi Zeiligman
37
Henri Guybet
as Salomon
36
Michel Fortin
as Biker Policeman
36
Xavier Gélin
as Alexandre
27
Jean-Jacques Moreau
as Police Biker
26
Gérard Darmon
as Farès Henchman
25
Miou-Miou
as Antoinette Pivert
23
Christine Boisson
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
17
Catherine Marshall
as Female Model
Unknown
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
62years between the oldest and youngest billed
79Georges Adet — oldest on the call sheet
17Christine Boisson — youngest billed
44average age of the credited cast
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