The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

G

Released Jul 17, 1974

1h 35m

Comedy

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A bigoted French businessman (Louis De Funès) is mistaken for a rabbi while fleeing with an Arab (Claude Giraud).

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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

Riotous, sight-gag and punchline-packed French farce...one of the best of the '70s.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 23, 2021

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Phil Hall

Film Threat

A slapstick masterpiece. One of the all-time funniest flicks.

Rated: 5/5

Apr 13, 2004

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Aender S

One of the best films with Louis de Funès. He's in an olympian form in this one. A very re-watchable movie too.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/13/24

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Marc Z

This is a crazy, but highly watchable French comedy starring Louis de Funes in a film with several intersecting plot lines revolving around a NYC Orthodox Rabbi's visit to his cousin in France. De Funes is a bit of Charlie Chaplin and a bit of Benny Hill in this one. There are many very funny sight gags around his incidental involvement with the French mafia. The characters are colorful. The gags are silly, and somewhat predictable, but they will ,male you laugh. The film is too politically incorrect, filled with racist and anti-semitic punch lines around De Funes' character; however m the film is not racist. De Funes' behavior is the joke. This one is a great way to gain insight into French comedy, through one its stars of the 1970's.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/09/23

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Audience Member

"The Mad Adventures of 'Rabbi' Jacob" (with his very smart screenplay) is so funny. One of the best french comedy of all times

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

Slapstick Louis de Funes film is contrived but sometimes very funny.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

Very fun and super fast paced!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

Rabbi Jacob is a fine French comedy that features the impressive talents of famous French actor Louis de Funes in one of his greatest roles. If you enjoy French comedies and you understand the gags, you're sure to really appreciate this one for what it is. The comedy is sharp, well written and above all smart. This is effective tasteful comedy that manages to make you laugh due to the great acting of Funes, who is always great in his roles. Funes commands the screen with such intensity that you are sucked into his performance. He has as, kill that few comedic actors had. Rabbi Jacob is a fine picture that is a must see for fans of the genre, and it is a fine comedy that is a classic of French cinema. This is pure comedy gold, the way it is meant to be seen. Nowadays, comedies rely on crude, vulgar jokes to create its humor. However with this classic, you get effective, well written comedy that is over the top fun, yet very tasteful. Louis de Funes was a comedic genius, a true talent, not like the so called comedians of today. His skill as an actor in the comedic medium is to be admired, and enjoyed to the fullest. I view him as one of the comedy innovators and if you come across his work, due to yourself a favor, and check it out, you'll be glad you did. With that being said, Rabbi Jacob is a perfect starting point for Funes' work and in my opinion is one of the defining foreign comedies that like I stated, if you understand the language, you'll laugh hard from the start of the film onwards. Louis de Funes has made other great movies of course, but Rabbi Jacob is really the one that sticks out the most and for people that want to get into this talented actors filmography, this is the film to watch. A masterwork of Foreign comedy, Rabbi Jacob is flawless and worth seeking out.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Gérard Oury

Director

Louis de Funès

Victor Pivert

Suzy Delair

Germaine Pivert

Claude Giraud

Mohamed Larbi Slimane

Marcel Dalio

Rabbi Jacob

Georges Adet

Lévi

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Synopsis

A bigoted French businessman (Louis De Funès) is mistaken for a rabbi while fleeing with an Arab (Claude Giraud).

Director: Gérard Oury
Rating: G
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 17, 1974, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 4, 2019
Runtime: 1h 35m

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