---
title: 'The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gérard Oury'
released: '1973-10-18'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-mad-adventures-of-rabbi-jacob-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069747/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)

1973 · 94 min · Comedy · France, Italy

Original title: Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob

## Synopsis

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gérard Oury](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-oury)
- **Screenplay:** [Gérard Oury](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-oury), [Danièle Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniele-thompson), [Josy Eisenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/josy-eisenberg), [Roberto De Leonardis](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-de-leonardis)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Vladimir Cosma](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-cosma)
- **Director of Photography:** [Henri Decaë](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-decae)
- **Editor:** [Albert Jurgenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-jurgenson)

## Cast

- [Miou-Miou](https://cinepixo.com/people/miou-miou)
- [Micheline Kahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/micheline-kahn)
- [Paul Bisciglia](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-bisciglia)
- [Raymonde Vattier](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymonde-vattier)
- [Denise Péronne](https://cinepixo.com/people/denise-peronne)
- [Paul Mercey](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mercey)
- [Malek Kateb](https://cinepixo.com/people/malek-kateb)
- [André Falcon](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-falcon)
- [Denise Provence](https://cinepixo.com/people/denise-provence)
- [Robert Favart](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-favart)
- [Philippe Brigaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-brigaud)
- [Clément Michu](https://cinepixo.com/people/clement-michu)
- [Olivier Lejeune](https://cinepixo.com/people/olivier-lejeune)
- [Robert Le Béal](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-le-beal)
- [Alix Mahieux](https://cinepixo.com/people/alix-mahieux)

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