The Rabbi's Cat (film)

The Rabbi's Cat
Theatrical release poster
FrenchLe chat du rabbin
Directed byJoann Sfar
Antoine Delesvaux
Screenplay byJoann Sfar
Sandrina Jardel
Based onThe Rabbi's Cat
by Joann Sfar
Produced byClément Oubrerie
Antoine Delesvaux
Joann Sfar
StarringFrançois Morel
Hafsia Herzi
Maurice Bénichou
Fellag
François Damiens
Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Edited byMaryline Monthieux
Music byOlivier Daviaud
Production
company
Autochenille Production
Distributed byUGC Distribution
Release date
  • 1 June 2011 (2011-06-01)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget€12.5 million[1]
Box office$4.2 million[1]

The Rabbi's Cat (French: Le chat du rabbin) is a 2011 French animated film directed by Joann Sfar and Antoine Delesvaux,[2] based on volumes one, two and five of Sfar's comics series with the same title. It tells the story of a cat, who obtains the ability to speak after swallowing a parrot, and its owner who is a rabbi in 1920s Algeria.[3] The voice cast includes François Morel, Hafsia Herzi, Maurice Bénichou, Fellag, François Damiens and Jean-Pierre Kalfon.

  1. ^ a b "Le Chat du rabbin". JP's Box-Office.
  2. ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 119. ISBN 978-1908215017.
  3. ^ "First Images and Official Synopsis of Joann Sfar's THE RABBI'S CAT". Collider. 2010-11-09. Retrieved 2018-08-09.