| The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob | |
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 Poster for the French release | |
| Directed by | Gérard Oury |
| Written by | Gérard Oury Danièle Thompson Josy Eisenberg Roberto de Leonardis |
| Produced by | Bertrand Javal |
| Starring | Louis de Funès Suzy Delair Claude Giraud Marcel Dalio Claude Piéplu Renzo Montagnani Henri Guybet Miou-Miou |
| Cinematography | Henri Decaë |
| Edited by | Albert Jurgenson |
| Music by | Vladimir Cosma |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | SNC |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy[1] |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $4.5 million[2] |
| Box office | $54.7 million[3] |
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.[4]
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