The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
A prejudiced factory owner and an Arab rebel leader survive assassins and police pursuit by hiding behind an increasingly chaotic rabbinical disguise.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- frantic
- lazy sunday
- family comedy night
What critics said
Critics broadly celebrate the film as an exuberant, politically irreverent French slapstick classic with exceptional comic momentum.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Victor Pivert's bigotry is repeatedly undermined when disguises and circumstance force him into Jewish and Arab identities.
Pivert and Slimane evade assassins and police while posing as rabbis, creating the film's central chain of mistaken identities.
The plot emphasizes frantic escapes, disguises, police pursuit, and a celebrated concentration of visual gags.
The Parisian neighborhood's celebration of Rabbi Jacob's return intensifies the confusion surrounding Pivert's impersonation.
Films like The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob, and why
The Pink Panther
shares frantic slapstick, mistaken identities, political satire, and escalating farce
The Producers
shares broad physical comedy, cross-cultural satire, and rapid-fire comic set pieces
Blazing Saddles
shares disguise-driven screwball comedy, social satire, and irreverent ensemble energy
Movie Details
- Director
- Gérard Oury
- Release Date
- 1973-10-17
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (1089)
Cast
- Louis de Funès
- Suzy Delair
- Marcel Dalio
- Claude Giraud
- Renzo Montagnani
- Janet Brandt
- André Falcon
- Xavier Gélin
- Henri Guybet
- Popeck
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Chai Flicks, France Channel Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob about?
- A prejudiced factory owner and an Arab rebel leader survive assassins and police pursuit by hiding behind an increasingly chaotic rabbinical disguise.
- What is The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob as mild.
- What did critics think of The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob?
- Critics broadly celebrate the film as an exuberant, politically irreverent French slapstick classic with exceptional comic momentum.
- Which films are like The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob?
- Films with a similar feel include The Pink Panther, The Producers, and Blazing Saddles.
- How long is The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob?
- The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob?
- In United States, The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob streams on Chai Flicks, France Channel Amazon Channel.
